Genetic Alterations on Chromosome 16 and Methods of Use Thereof for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

ABSTRACT

Compositions and methods for the detection and treatment of T1D are provided.

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/894,649, filed on Mar. 13, 2007; U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/910,019, filed Apr. 4, 2007; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/940,274, filed May 25, 2007. The foregoing applications are incorporated by reference herein.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the fields of glucose metabolism, genetics and pathology associated with diabetes, particularly type I diabetes. More specifically, the invention provides a panel of genes containing single nucleotide polymorphisms which had heretofore not been associated with this disease. Methods and kits for using the sequences so identified for diagnostic and therapeutic treatment purposes are also provided, as are therapeutic compositions for management of diabetes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Several publications and patent documents are cited throughout the specification in order to describe the state of the art to which this invention pertains. Each of these citations is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full.

Type I diabetes (T1D) results from the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, a process believed to be strongly influenced by multiple genes and environmental factors. The incidence of T1D has been increasing in Western countries and has more than doubled in the United States over the past 30 years. The disease shows a strong familial component, with first-degree relatives of cases being at 15 times greater risk of T1D than a randomly selected member of the general population and monozygotic twins being concordant for T1D at a frequency of approximately 50%. However, while the genetic evidence is strong, the latter data suggests that an interplay with environmental factors also plays a key role in influencing T1D outcome.

The familial clustering of T1D is influenced by multiple genes. Variation in four loci has already been established to account for a significant proportion of the familial aggregation of T1D. These include the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region on 6p21 (including the HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DRQ1 genes'); the insulin/insulin-like growth factor 2 gene complex (INS-IGF2) on 11p15²⁻⁴, the protein tyrosine phosphatase-22 (PTPN22) gene on 1p13^(5, 6) and the gene encoding cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) on 2q31^(7, 8). The interleukin-2 receptor alpha (CD25) locus on 10p15⁹ has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of T1D but remains to be replicated by independent studies. In addition, spontaneous mouse model studies of T1D have implicated numerous other regions that have been confirmed in replication studies¹⁰. Several other loci have also been implicated in human association studies with T1D but the effects of these implicated genes remain controversial and are subject to confirmation in independent studies utilizing sufficient sample sizes. Together, these studies suggest that many more T1D susceptibility genes remain to be discovered. It is also clear that there are differences in genetic susceptibility to T1D between populations. An explanation for this variation may be related to differing frequencies of T1D causative and protective variants between different populations and ethnic groups, a hypothesis that needs to be addressed in multi-center, multi-national studies that are truly trans-continental.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, T1D-associated SNPs have been identified which are indicative of an increased or reduced risk of developing T1D. Thus, in one aspect, nucleic acids comprising at least one genetic alteration identified in Tables 1-3 are provided. Such nucleic acids and the proteins encoded thereby have utility in the diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes (T1D).

In another aspect of the invention, methods for assessing susceptibility for developing T1D are provided. An exemplary method entails providing a target nucleic acid from a patient sample, said target nucleic acid having a predetermined sequence in the normal population, and assessing said target nucleic acid for the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism which is indicative of an increased or decreased risk of developing T1D. Such genetic alterations include, without limitation, inversion, deletion, duplication, and insertion of at least one nucleotide in said sequence.

Preferably, the genetic alteration is a single nucleotide polymorphism at the KIAA0350 locus region of chromosome 16, and the SNP is selected from of an A at rs2903692, a C at rs725613, or a G at rs17673553 in the CLEC16A gene sequence and is associated with a decreased risk of developing T1D, or an A at rs7200786 which is associated with an increased risk of developing T1D.

The methods of the invention also include the detection of any of the T1D associated genetic alterations comprising the single nucleotide polymorphisms set forth in Tables 1-3 for the diagnosis of T1D. Kits and microarrays for practicing the foregoing methods are also provided.

In yet another embodiment, a method of managing T1D is provided which entails administering a therapeutic agent to a patient in need thereof. The therapeutic agent can be a small molecule, an antibody, a protein, an oligonucleotide, or a siRNA molecule.

In another aspect of the invention, a method for identifying agents that bind and/or modulate CLEC16A functional activity is provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said agent in a biologically acceptable carrier.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. Pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram of the KIAA0350 locus on 16p13.13. This ‘gold plot’ is derived from HapMap CEU data corresponding to a region spanning from 10899122 (rs8063850) to 11395501 (rs12597032) base pairs on chromosome 16 (Build 35); intensity of shading is proportional to D′. The relative genomic location of the KIAA0350 gene is shown; it is contained within a single LD block; no other gene resides within this LD block of association. The most pertinent gene in the adjacent region is the SOCS1 gene (indicated).

FIG. 2: CLEC16A sequence of the KIAA0350 gene on chromosome 16. Both the nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 583) and protein sequence (SEQ ID NO: 584) of CLEC16A corresponding to GenBank Accession number NM_(—)015226.1 are shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A number of genetic determinants of T1D have already been established through candidate gene studies, primarily with the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) but also with other loci. To identify novel genetic factors that confer risk of T1D, a genome-wide association (GWA) study in a large pediatric study cohort of Western European decent was performed. In addition to confirming previously identified loci, a highly significant association with variation within the KIAA0350 locus on 16p13, the gene product of which appears to be a sugar binding C-type lectin, was observed. Three common non-coding variants (rs2903692 allele A, rs725613 allele C and rs17673553 allele G) in strong LD conferred strong protection against T1D (p-value range=1.30×10⁻⁶-1.03×10⁻¹⁰, OR range=0.65-0.72). These results provide evidence for a novel genetic factor that contributes substantially to the pathogenesis of T1D, including a common variant conferring a large protective effect, and thus providing a promising new T1D therapeutic and diagnostic target.

The following definitions are provided to facilitate an understanding of the present invention:

For purposes of the present invention, “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity; for example, “a cDNA” refers to one or more cDNA or at least one cDNA. As such, the terms “a” or “an,” “one or more” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. It is also noted that the terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” can be used interchangeably. Furthermore, a compound “selected from the group consisting of” refers to one or more of the compounds in the list that follows, including mixtures (i.e. combinations) of two or more of the compounds. According to the present invention, an isolated, or biologically pure molecule is a compound that has been removed from its natural milieu. As such, “isolated” and “biologically pure” do not necessarily reflect the extent to which the compound has been purified. An isolated compound of the present invention can be obtained from its natural source, can be produced using laboratory synthetic techniques or can be produced by any such chemical synthetic route.

A “single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)” refers to a change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base changes are called SNPs or “snips.” Millions of SNP's have been cataloged in the human genome. Some SNPs such as that which causes sickle cell are responsible for disease. Other SNPs are normal variations in the genome.

The term “genetic alteration” as used herein refers to a change from the wild-type or reference sequence of one or more nucleic acid molecules. Genetic alterations include without limitation, base pair substitutions, additions and deletions of at least one nucleotide from a nucleic acid molecule of known sequence.

The phrase “Type 1 diabetes (T1D)” refers to a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas produces too little insulin to regulate blood sugar levels appropriately. T1D, often called juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes results from altered metabolism of carbohydrates (including sugars such as glucose), proteins, and fats. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas produce little or no insulin, the hormone that allows glucose to enter body cells. Once glucose enters a cell, it is used as fuel. Without adequate insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of going into the cells. The body is unable to use this glucose for energy despite high levels in the bloodstream, leading to increased hunger. In addition, the high levels of glucose in the blood cause the patient to urinate more, which in turn causes excessive thirst. Within 5 to 10 years after diagnosis, the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are completely destroyed, and no more insulin is produced.

“T1D-associated SNP or specific marker” is a SNP or marker which is associated with an increased or decreased risk of developing T1D not found normal patients who do not have this disease. Such markers may include but are not limited to nucleic acids, proteins encoded thereby, or other small molecules. Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it usually starts in people younger than 30. Symptoms are usually severe and occur rapidly. The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is not known. Type 1 diabetes accounts for 3% of all new cases of diabetes each year. There is 1 new case per every 7,000 children per year. New cases are less common among adults older than 20.

The term “solid matrix” as used herein refers to any format, such as beads, microparticles, a microarray, the surface of a microtitration well or a test tube, a dipstick or a filter. The material of the matrix may be polystyrene, cellulose, latex, nitrocellulose, nylon, polyacrylamide, dextran or agarose. “Sample” or “patient sample” or “biological sample” generally refers to a sample which may be tested for a particular molecule, preferably an T1D specific marker molecule, such as a marker shown in the tables provided below. Samples may include but are not limited to cells, body fluids, including blood, serum, plasma, urine, saliva, tears, pleural fluid and the like.

The phrase “consisting essentially of” when referring to a particular nucleotide or amino acid means a sequence having the properties of a given SEQ ID NO. For example, when used in reference to an amino acid sequence, the phrase includes the sequence per se and molecular modifications that would not affect the functional and novel characteristics of the sequence.

“Target nucleic acid” as used herein refers to a previously defined region of a nucleic acid present in a complex nucleic acid mixture wherein the defined wild-type region contains at least one known nucleotide variation which may or may not be associated with T1D. The nucleic acid molecule may be isolated from a natural source by cDNA cloning or subtractive hybridization or synthesized manually. The nucleic acid molecule may be synthesized manually by the triester synthetic method or by using an automated DNA synthesizer.

With regard to nucleic acids used in the invention, the term “isolated nucleic acid” is sometimes employed. This term, when applied to DNA, refers to a DNA molecule that is separated from sequences with which it is immediately contiguous (in the 5′ and 3′ directions) in the naturally occurring genome of the organism from which it was derived. For example, the “isolated nucleic acid” may comprise a DNA molecule inserted into a vector, such as a plasmid or virus vector, or integrated into the genomic DNA of a prokaryote or eukaryote. An “isolated nucleic acid molecule” may also comprise a cDNA molecule. An isolated nucleic acid molecule inserted into a vector is also sometimes referred to herein as a recombinant nucleic acid molecule.

With respect to RNA molecules, the term “isolated nucleic acid” primarily refers to an RNA molecule encoded by an isolated DNA molecule as defined above. Alternatively, the term may refer to an RNA molecule that has been sufficiently separated from RNA molecules with which it would be associated in its natural state (i.e., in cells or tissues), such that it exists in a “substantially pure” form. By the use of the term “enriched” in reference to nucleic acid it is meant that the specific DNA or RNA sequence constitutes a significantly higher fraction (2-5 fold) of the total DNA or RNA present in the cells or solution of interest than in normal cells or in the cells from which the sequence was taken. This could be caused by a person by preferential reduction in the amount of other DNA or RNA present, or by a preferential increase in the amount of the specific DNA or RNA sequence, or by a combination of the two. However, it should be noted that “enriched” does not imply that there are no other DNA or RNA sequences present, just that the relative amount of the sequence of interest has been significantly increased.

It is also advantageous for some purposes that a nucleotide sequence be in purified form. The term “purified” in reference to nucleic acid does not require absolute purity (such as a homogeneous preparation); instead, it represents an indication that the sequence is relatively purer than in the natural environment (compared to the natural level, this level should be at least 2-5 fold greater, e.g., in terms of mg/ml). Individual clones isolated from a cDNA library may be purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. The claimed DNA molecules obtained from these clones can be obtained directly from total DNA or from total RNA. The cDNA clones are not naturally occurring, but rather are preferably obtained via manipulation of a partially purified naturally occurring substance (messenger RNA). The construction of a cDNA library from mRNA involves the creation of a synthetic substance (cDNA) and pure individual cDNA clones can be isolated from the synthetic library by clonal selection of the cells carrying the cDNA library. Thus, the process which includes the construction of a cDNA library from mRNA and isolation of distinct cDNA clones yields an approximately 10⁻⁶-fold purification of the native message. Thus, purification of at least one order of magnitude, preferably two or three orders, and more preferably four or five orders of magnitude is expressly contemplated. Thus, the term “substantially pure” refers to a preparation comprising at least 50-60% by weight the compound of interest (e.g., nucleic acid, oligonucleotide, etc.). More preferably, the preparation comprises at least 75% by weight, and most preferably 90-99% by weight, the compound of interest. Purity is measured by methods appropriate for the compound of interest.

The term “complementary” describes two nucleotides that can form multiple favorable interactions with one another. For example, adenine is complementary to thymine as they can form two hydrogen bonds. Similarly, guanine and cytosine are complementary since they can form three hydrogen bonds. Thus if a nucleic acid sequence contains the following sequence of bases, thymine, adenine, guanine and cytosine, a “complement” of this nucleic acid molecule would be a molecule containing adenine in the place of thymine, thymine in the place of adenine, cytosine in the place of guanine, and guanine in the place of cytosine. Because the complement can contain a nucleic acid sequence that forms optimal interactions with the parent nucleic acid molecule, such a complement can bind with high affinity to its parent molecule.

With respect to single stranded nucleic acids, particularly oligonucleotides, the term “specifically hybridizing” refers to the association between two single-stranded nucleotide molecules of sufficiently complementary sequence to permit such hybridization under pre-determined conditions generally used in the art (sometimes termed “substantially complementary”). In particular, the term refers to hybridization of an oligonucleotide with a substantially complementary sequence contained within a single-stranded DNA or RNA molecule of the invention, to the substantial exclusion of hybridization of the oligonucleotide with single-stranded nucleic acids of non-complementary sequence. For example, specific hybridization can refer to a sequence which hybridizes to any T1D specific marker gene or nucleic acid, but does not hybridize to other human nucleotides. Also polynucleotide which “specifically hybridizes” may hybridize only to a T1D specific marker, such a T1D-specific marker shown in Tables 1-3. Appropriate conditions enabling specific hybridization of single stranded nucleic acid molecules of varying complementarity are well known in the art.

For instance, one common formula for calculating the stringency conditions required to achieve hybridization between nucleic acid molecules of a specified sequence homology is set forth below (Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989):

T _(m)=81.5° C.+16.6 Log [Na+]+0.41(% G+C)−0.63(% formamide)−600/#bp in duplex

As an illustration of the above formula, using [Na+]=[0.368] and 50% formamide, with GC content of 42% and an average probe size of 200 bases, the T_(m) is 57° C. The T_(m) of a DNA duplex decreases by 1-1.5° C. with every 1% decrease in homology. Thus, targets with greater than about 75% sequence identity would be observed using a hybridization temperature of 42° C.

The stringency of the hybridization and wash depend primarily on the salt concentration and temperature of the solutions. In general, to maximize the rate of annealing of the probe with its target, the hybridization is usually carried out at salt and temperature conditions that are 20-25° C. below the calculated T_(m) of the hybrid. Wash conditions should be as stringent as possible for the degree of identity of the probe for the target. In general, wash conditions are selected to be approximately 12-20° C. below the T_(m) of the hybrid. In regards to the nucleic acids of the current invention, a moderate stringency hybridization is defined as hybridization in 6×SSC, 5×Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 42° C., and washed in 2×SSC and 0.5% SDS at 55° C. for 15 minutes. A high stringency hybridization is defined as hybridization in 6×SSC, 5×Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 42° C., and washed in 1×SSC and 0.5% SDS at 65° C. for 15 minutes. A very high stringency hybridization is defined as hybridization in 6×SSC, 5×Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 42° C., and washed in 0.1×SSC and 0.5% SDS at 65° C. for 15 minutes.

The term “oligonucleotide” or “oligo” as used herein means a short sequence of DNA or DNA derivatives typically 8 to 35 nucleotides in length, primers, or probes. An oligonucleotide can be derived synthetically, by cloning or by amplification. An oligo is defined as a nucleic acid molecule comprised of two or more ribo- or deoxyribonucleotides, preferably more than three. The exact size of the oligonucleotide will depend on various factors and on the particular application and use of the oligonucleotide. The term “derivative” is intended to include any of the above described variants when comprising an additional chemical moiety not normally a part of these molecules. These chemical moieties can have varying purposes including, improving solubility, absorption, biological half life, decreasing toxicity and eliminating or decreasing undesirable side effects.

The term “probe” as used herein refers to an oligonucleotide, polynucleotide or nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, whether occurring naturally as in a purified restriction enzyme digest or produced synthetically, which is capable of annealing with or specifically hybridizing to a nucleic acid with sequences complementary to the probe. A probe may be either single-stranded or double-stranded. The exact length of the probe will depend upon many factors, including temperature, source of probe and use of the method. For example, for diagnostic applications, depending on the complexity of the target sequence, the oligonucleotide probe typically contains 15-25 or more nucleotides, although it may contain fewer nucleotides. The probes herein are selected to be complementary to different strands of a particular target nucleic acid sequence. This means that the probes must be sufficiently complementary so as to be able to “specifically hybridize” or anneal with their respective target strands under a set of pre-determined conditions. Therefore, the probe sequence need not reflect the exact complementary sequence of the target. For example, a non-complementary nucleotide fragment may be attached to the 5′ or 3′ end of the probe, with the remainder of the probe sequence being complementary to the target strand. Alternatively, non-complementary bases or longer sequences can be interspersed into the probe, provided that the probe sequence has sufficient complementarity with the sequence of the target nucleic acid to anneal therewith specifically.

The term “primer” as used herein refers to an oligonucleotide, either RNA or DNA, either single-stranded or double-stranded, either derived from a biological system, generated by restriction enzyme digestion, or produced synthetically which, when placed in the proper environment, is able to functionally act as an initiator of template-dependent nucleic acid synthesis. When presented with an appropriate nucleic acid template, suitable nucleoside triphosphate precursors of nucleic acids, a polymerase enzyme, suitable cofactors and conditions such as a suitable temperature and pH, the primer may be extended at its 3′ terminus by the addition of nucleotides by the action of a polymerase or similar activity to yield a primer extension product. The primer may vary in length depending on the particular conditions and requirement of the application. For example, in diagnostic applications, the oligonucleotide primer is typically 15-25 or more nucleotides in length. The primer must be of sufficient complementarity to the desired template to prime the synthesis of the desired extension product, that is, to be able anneal with the desired template strand in a manner sufficient to provide the 3′ hydroxyl moiety of the primer in appropriate juxtaposition for use in the initiation of synthesis by a polymerase or similar enzyme. It is not required that the primer sequence represent an exact complement of the desired template. For example, a non-complementary nucleotide sequence may be attached to the 5′ end of an otherwise complementary primer. Alternatively, non-complementary bases may be interspersed within the oligonucleotide primer sequence, provided that the primer sequence has sufficient complementarity with the sequence of the desired template strand to functionally provide a template-primer complex for the synthesis of the extension product.

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,800,195, and 4,965,188, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.

An “siRNA” refers to a molecule involved in the RNA interference process for a sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing or gene knockdown by providing small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that has homology with the sequence of the targeted gene. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can be synthesized in vitro or generated by ribonuclease III cleavage from longer dsRNA and are the mediators of sequence-specific mRNA degradation. Preferably, the siRNA of the invention are chemically synthesized using appropriately protected ribonucleoside phosphoramidites and a conventional DNA/RNA synthesizer. The siRNA can be synthesized as two separate, complementary RNA molecules, or as a single RNA molecule with two complementary regions. Commercial suppliers of synthetic RNA molecules or synthesis reagents include Applied Biosystems (Foster City, Calif., USA), Proligo (Hamburg, Germany), Dharmacon Research (Lafayette, Colo., USA), Pierce Chemical (part of Perbio Science, Rockford, Ill., USA), Glen Research (Sterling, Va., USA), ChemGenes (Ashland, Mass., USA) and Cruachem (Glasgow, UK). Specific siRNA constructs for inhibiting CLEC 16A mRNA may be between 15-35 nucleotides in length, and more typically about 21 nucleotides in length. A list of candidate siRNAs directed to CLEC 16A are provided in Table 4.

The term “vector” relates to a single or double stranded circular nucleic acid molecule that can be infected, transfected or transformed into cells and replicate independently or within the host cell genome. A circular double stranded nucleic acid molecule can be cut and thereby linearized upon treatment with restriction enzymes. An assortment of vectors, restriction enzymes, and the knowledge of the nucleotide sequences that are targeted by restriction enzymes are readily available to those skilled in the art, and include any replicon, such as a plasmid, cosmid, bacmid, phage or virus, to which another genetic sequence or element (either DNA or RNA) may be attached so as to bring about the replication of the attached sequence or element. A nucleic acid molecule of the invention can be inserted into a vector by cutting the vector with restriction enzymes and ligating the two pieces together.

Many techniques are available to those skilled in the art to facilitate transformation, transfection, or transduction of the expression construct into a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. The terms “transformation”, “transfection”, and “transduction” refer to methods of inserting a nucleic acid and/or expression construct into a cell or host organism. These methods involve a variety of techniques, such as treating the cells with high concentrations of salt, an electric field, or detergent, to render the host cell outer membrane or wall permeable to nucleic acid molecules of interest, microinjection, peptide-tethering, PEG-fusion, and the like.

The term “promoter element” describes a nucleotide sequence that is incorporated into a vector that, once inside an appropriate cell, can facilitate transcription factor and/or polymerase binding and subsequent transcription of portions of the vector DNA into mRNA. In one embodiment, the promoter element of the present invention precedes the 5′ end of the T1D specific marker nucleic acid molecule such that the latter is transcribed into mRNA. Host cell machinery then translates mRNA into a polypeptide.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that a nucleic acid vector can contain nucleic acid elements other than the promoter element and the T1D specific marker gene nucleic acid molecule. These other nucleic acid elements include, but are not limited to, origins of replication, ribosomal binding sites, nucleic acid sequences encoding drug resistance enzymes or amino acid metabolic enzymes, and nucleic acid sequences encoding secretion signals, localization signals, or signals useful for polypeptide purification.

A “replicon” is any genetic element, for example, a plasmid, cosmid, bacmid, plastid, phage or virus that is capable of replication largely under its own control. A replicon may be either RNA or DNA and may be single or double stranded.

An “expression operon” refers to a nucleic acid segment that may possess transcriptional and translational control sequences, such as promoters, enhancers, translational start signals (e.g., ATG or AUG codons), polyadenylation signals, terminators, and the like, and which facilitate the expression of a polypeptide coding sequence in a host cell or organism.

As used herein, the terms “reporter,” “reporter system”, “reporter gene,” or “reporter gene product” shall mean an operative genetic system in which a nucleic acid comprises a gene that encodes a product that when expressed produces a reporter signal that is a readily measurable, e.g., by biological assay, immunoassay, radio immunoassay, or by colorimetric, fluorogenic, chemiluminescent or other methods. The nucleic acid may be either RNA or DNA, linear or circular, single or double stranded, antisense or sense polarity, and is operatively linked to the necessary control elements for the expression of the reporter gene product. The required control elements will vary according to the nature of the reporter system and whether the reporter gene is in the form of DNA or RNA, but may include, but not be limited to, such elements as promoters, enhancers, translational control sequences, poly A addition signals, transcriptional termination signals and the like.

The introduced nucleic acid may or may not be integrated (covalently linked) into nucleic acid of the recipient cell or organism. In bacterial, yeast, plant and mammalian cells, for example, the introduced nucleic acid may be maintained as an episomal element or independent replicon such as a plasmid. Alternatively, the introduced nucleic acid may become integrated into the nucleic acid of the recipient cell or organism and be stably maintained in that cell or organism and further passed on or inherited to progeny cells or organisms of the recipient cell or organism. Finally, the introduced nucleic acid may exist in the recipient cell or host organism only transiently.

The term “selectable marker gene” refers to a gene that when expressed confers a selectable phenotype, such as antibiotic resistance, on a transformed cell.

The term “operably linked” means that the regulatory sequences necessary for expression of the coding sequence are placed in the DNA molecule in the appropriate positions relative to the coding sequence so as to effect expression of the coding sequence. This same definition is sometimes applied to the arrangement of transcription units and other transcription control elements (e.g. enhancers) in an expression vector.

The terms “recombinant organism,” or “transgenic organism” refer to organisms which have a new combination of genes or nucleic acid molecules. A new combination of genes or nucleic acid molecules can be introduced into an organism using a wide array of nucleic acid manipulation techniques available to those skilled in the art. The term “organism” relates to any living being comprised of a least one cell. An organism can be as simple as one eukaryotic cell or as complex as a mammal. Therefore, the phrase “a recombinant organism” encompasses a recombinant cell, as well as eukaryotic and prokaryotic organism.

The term “isolated protein” or “isolated and purified protein” is sometimes used herein. This term refers primarily to a protein produced by expression of an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention. Alternatively, this term may refer to a protein that has been sufficiently separated from other proteins with which it would naturally be associated, so as to exist in “substantially pure” form. “Isolated” is not meant to exclude artificial or synthetic mixtures with other compounds or materials, or the presence of impurities that do not interfere with the fundamental activity, and that may be present, for example, due to incomplete purification, addition of stabilizers, or compounding into, for example, immunogenic preparations or pharmaceutically acceptable preparations.

A “specific binding pair” comprises a specific binding member (sbm) and a binding partner (bp) which have a particular specificity for each other and which in normal conditions bind to each other in preference to other molecules. Examples of specific binding pairs are antigens and antibodies, ligands and receptors and complementary nucleotide sequences. The skilled person is aware of many other examples. Further, the term “specific binding pair” is also applicable where either or both of the specific binding member and the binding partner comprise a part of a large molecule. In embodiments in which the specific binding pair comprises nucleic acid sequences, they will be of a length to hybridize to each other under conditions of the assay, preferably greater than 10 nucleotides long, more preferably greater than 15 or 20 nucleotides long. “Sample” or “patient sample” or “biological sample” generally refers to a sample which may be tested for a particular molecule, preferably a T1D specific marker molecule, such as a marker shown in Tables 1-3. Samples may include but are not limited to cells, body fluids, including blood, serum, plasma, urine, saliva, tears, pleural fluid and the like.

The terms “agent” and “test compound” are used interchangeably herein and denote a chemical compound, a mixture of chemical compounds, a biological macromolecule, or an extract made from biological materials such as bacteria, plants, fungi, or animal (particularly mammalian) cells or tissues. Biological macromolecules include siRNA, shRNA, antisense oligonucleotides, small molecules, antibodies, peptides, peptide/DNA complexes, and any nucleic acid based molecule, for example an oligo, which exhibits the capacity to modulate the activity of the SNP containing nucleic acids described herein or their encoded proteins. Agents are evaluated for potential biological activity by inclusion in screening assays described herein below.

The term “modulate” as used herein refers increasing or decreasing. For example, the term modulate refers to the ability of a compound or test agent to interfere with signaling or activity of a gene or protein of the present invention. Therefore, modulating the signaling mediated by KIAA0350 means that an agent or compound inhibits or enhances the activity of the proteins encoded by the gene. This includes altering the activity of natural killer cells, and preventing autoimmune beta cell destruction.

Methods of Using T1D-Associated SNPS For T1D Detection Assays

T1D SNP containing nucleic acids, including but not limited to those listed in Tables 1-3, may be used for a variety of purposes in accordance with the present invention. T1D-associated SNP containing DNA, RNA, or fragments thereof may be used as probes to detect the presence of and/or expression of T1D specific markers. Methods in which T1D specific marker nucleic acids may be utilized as probes for such assays include, but are not limited to: (1) in situ hybridization; (2) Southern hybridization (3) northern hybridization; and (4) assorted amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reactions (PCR).

Further, assays for detecting T1D-associated SNPs may be conducted on any type of biological sample, including but not limited to body fluids (including blood, urine, serum, gastric lavage), any type of cell (such as white blood cells, mononuclear cells) or body tissue.

From the foregoing discussion, it can be seen that T1D associated SNP containing nucleic acids, vectors expressing the same, T1D SNP containing marker proteins and anti-T1D specific marker antibodies of the invention can be used to detect T1D associated SNPs in body tissue, cells, or fluid, and alter T1D SNP containing marker protein expression for purposes of assessing the genetic and protein interactions involved in T1D.

In most embodiments for screening for T1D-associated SNPs, the T1D-associated SNP containing nucleic acid in the sample will initially be amplified, e.g. using PCR, to increase the amount of the template as compared to other sequences present in the sample. This allows the target sequences to be detected with a high degree of sensitivity if they are present in the sample. This initial step may be avoided by using highly sensitive array techniques that are becoming increasingly important in the art.

Alternatively, new detection technologies can overcome this limitation and enable analysis of small samples containing as little as 1 μg of total RNA. Using Resonance Light Scattering (RLS) technology, as opposed to traditional fluorescence techniques, multiple reads can detect low quantities of mRNAs using biotin labeled hybridized targets and anti-biotin antibodies. Another alternative to PCR amplification involves planar wave guide technology (PWG) to increase signal-to-noise ratios and reduce background interference. Both techniques are commercially available from Qiagen Inc. (USA).

Thus, any of the aforementioned techniques may be used to detect or quantify T1D-associated SNP marker expression and accordingly, detect patient susceptibility for developing T1D.

Kits and Articles of Manufacture

Any of the aforementioned products can be incorporated into a kit which may contain an T1D-associated SNP specific marker polynucleotide or one or more such markers immobilized on a Gene Chip, an oligonucleotide, a polypeptide, a peptide, an antibody, a label, marker, or reporter, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a physiologically acceptable carrier, instructions for use, a container, a vessel for administration, an assay substrate, or any combination thereof.

Methods of Using T1D-Associated SNPS for Development of Therapeutic Agents

Since the SNPs identified herein have been associated with the etiology of T1D, methods for identifying agents that modulate the activity of the genes and their encoded products containing such SNPs should result in the generation of efficacious therapeutic agents for the treatment of a variety of disorders associated with this condition.

Chromosome 16 contains regions which provide suitable targets for the rational design of therapeutic agents which modulate their activity. Small peptide molecules corresponding to these regions may be used to advantage in the design of therapeutic agents which effectively modulate the activity of the encoded proteins.

Molecular modeling should facilitate the identification of specific organic molecules with capacity to bind to the active site of the proteins encoded by the SNP containing nucleic acids based on conformation or key amino acid residues required for function. A combinatorial chemistry approach will be used to identify molecules with greatest activity and then iterations of these molecules will be developed for further cycles of screening.

The polypeptides or fragments employed in drug screening assays may either be free in solution, affixed to a solid support or within a cell. One method of drug screening utilizes eukaryotic or prokaryotic host cells which are stably transformed with recombinant polynucleotides expressing the polypeptide or fragment, preferably in competitive binding assays. Such cells, either in viable or fixed form, can be used for standard binding assays. One may determine, for example, formation of complexes between the polypeptide or fragment and the agent being tested, or examine the degree to which the formation of a complex between the polypeptide or fragment and a known substrate is interfered with by the agent being tested.

Another technique for drug screening provides high throughput screening for compounds having suitable binding affinity for the encoded polypeptides and is described in detail in Geysen, PCT published application WO 84/03564, published on Sep. 13, 1984. Briefly stated, large numbers of different, small peptide test compounds, such as those described above, are synthesized on a solid substrate, such as plastic pins or some other surface. The peptide test compounds are reacted with the target polypeptide and washed. Bound polypeptide is then detected by methods well known in the art.

A further technique for drug screening involves the use of host eukaryotic cell lines or cells (such as described above) which have a nonfunctional or altered T1D associated gene. These host cell lines or cells are defective at the polypeptide level. The host cell lines or cells are grown in the presence of drug compound. The rate of cellular metabolism of the host cells is measured to determine if the compound is capable of regulating cellular metabolism in the defective cells. Host cells contemplated for use in the present invention include but are not limited to bacterial cells, fungal cells, insect cells, mammalian cells, and plant cells. The T1D-associated SNP encoding DNA molecules may be introduced singly into such host cells or in combination to assess the phenotype of cells conferred by such expression. Methods for introducing DNA molecules are also well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Such methods are set forth in Ausubel et al. eds., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, NY, N.Y. 1995, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.

Cells and cell lines suitable for studying the effects of the SNP encoding nucleic acids on glucose metabolism and methods of use thereof for drug discovery are provided. Such cells and cell lines will be transfected with the SNP encoding nucleic acids described herein and the effects on glucagon secretion, insulin secretion and/or beta cell apoptosis can be determined. Such cells and cell lines will also be contacted with the siRNA molecules provided herein to assess the effects thereof on glucagon secretion, insulin secretion and/or beta cell apoptosis. The siRNA molecules will be tested alone and in combination of 2, 3, 4, and 5 siRNAs to identify the most efficacious combination for down regulating CLEC16A. Cells suitable for these purposes include, without limitation, INS cells (ATCC CRL 11605), PC12 cells (ATCC CRL 1721), MIN6 cells, alpha-TC6 cells and INS-1 832/13 cells (Fernandez et al., J. of Proteome Res. (2007). 7:400-411). Pancreatic islet cells can be isolated and cultured as described in Joseph, J. et al., (J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279:51049). Diao et al. (J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280:33487-33496), provide methodology for assessing the effects of the SNP encoding nucleic acids and/or the siRNAs provided herein on glucagon secretion and insulin secretion. Park, J. et al. (J. of Bioch. and Mol. Biol. (2007) 40:1058-68) provide methodology for assessing the effect of these nucleic acid molecules on glucosamine induced beta cell apoptosis in pancreatic islet cells.

A wide variety of expression vectors are available that can be modified to express the novel DNA or RNA sequences of this invention. The specific vectors exemplified herein are merely illustrative, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Expression methods are described by Sambrook et al. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual or Current Protocols in Molecular Biology 16.3-17.44 (1989). Expression methods in Saccharomyces are also described in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (1989).

Suitable vectors for use in practicing the invention include prokaryotic vectors such as the pNH vectors (Stratagene Inc., 11099 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, Calif. 92037), pET vectors (Novogen Inc., 565 Science Dr., Madison, Wis. 53711) and the pGEX vectors (Pharmacia LKB Biotechnology Inc., Piscataway, N.J. 08854). Examples of eukaryotic vectors useful in practicing the present invention include the vectors pRc/CMV, pRc/RSV, and pREP (Invitrogen, 11588 Sorrento Valley Rd., San Diego, Calif. 92121); pcDNA3.1/V5&His (Invitrogen); baculovirus vectors such as pVL1392, pVL1393, or pAC360 (Invitrogen); and yeast vectors such as YRP17, YIPS, and YEP24 (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.), as well as pRS403 and pRS413 Stratagene Inc.); Picchia vectors such as pHIL-D1 (Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, Okla. 74004); retroviral vectors such as PLNCX and pLPCX (Clontech); and adenoviral and adeno-associated viral vectors.

Promoters for use in expression vectors of this invention include promoters that are operable in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Promoters that are operable in prokaryotic cells include lactose (lac) control elements, bacteriophage lambda (pL) control elements, arabinose control elements, tryptophan (trp) control elements, bacteriophage T7 control elements, and hybrids thereof. Promoters that are operable in eukaryotic cells include Epstein Barr virus promoters, adenovirus promoters, SV40 promoters, Rous Sarcoma Virus promoters, cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoters, baculovirus promoters such as AcMNPV polyhedrin promoter, Picchia promoters such as the alcohol oxidase promoter, and Saccharomyces promoters such as the gal4 inducible promoter and the PGK constitutive promoter, as well as neuronal-specific platelet-derived growth factor promoter (PDGF), the Thy-1 promoter, the hamster and mouse Prion promoter (MoPrP), and the Glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) for the expression of transgenes in glial cells.

In addition, a vector of this invention may contain any one of a number of various markers facilitating the selection of a transformed host cell. Such markers include genes associated with temperature sensitivity, drug resistance, or enzymes associated with phenotypic characteristics of the host organisms.

Host cells expressing the T1D-associated SNPs of the present invention or functional fragments thereof provide a system in which to screen potential compounds or agents for the ability to modulate the development of T1D. Thus, in one embodiment, the nucleic acid molecules of the invention may be used to create recombinant cell lines for use in assays to identify agents which modulate aspects of lectin binding. Also provided herein are methods to screen for compounds capable of modulating the function of proteins encoded by the SNP containing nucleic acids described below.

Another approach entails the use of phage display libraries engineered to express fragment of the polypeptides encoded by the SNP containing nucleic acids on the phage surface. Such libraries are then contacted with a combinatorial chemical library under conditions wherein binding affinity between the expressed peptide and the components of the chemical library may be detected. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,057,098 and 5,965,456 provide methods and apparatus for performing such assays.

The goal of rational drug design is to produce structural analogs of biologically active polypeptides of interest or of small molecules with which they interact (e.g., agonists, antagonists, inhibitors) in order to fashion drugs which are, for example, more active or stable forms of the polypeptide, or which, e.g., enhance or interfere with the function of a polypeptide in vivo. See, e.g., Hodgson, (1991) Bio/Technology 9:19-21. In one approach, discussed above, the three-dimensional structure of a protein of interest or, for example, of the protein-substrate complex, is solved by x-ray crystallography, by nuclear magnetic resonance, by computer modeling or most typically, by a combination of approaches. Less often, useful information regarding the structure of a polypeptide may be gained by modeling based on the structure of homologous proteins. An example of rational drug design is the development of HIV protease inhibitors (Erickson et al., (1990) Science 249:527-533). In addition, peptides may be analyzed by an alanine scan (Wells, (1991) Meth. Enzym. 202:390-411). In this technique, an amino acid residue is replaced by Ala, and its effect on the peptide's activity is determined. Each of the amino acid residues of the peptide is analyzed in this manner to determine the important regions of the peptide.

It is also possible to isolate a target-specific antibody, selected by a functional assay, and then to solve its crystal structure. In principle, this approach yields a pharmacophore upon which subsequent drug design can be based.

One can bypass protein crystallography altogether by generating anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-ids) to a functional, pharmacologically active antibody. As a mirror image of a mirror image, the binding site of the anti-ids would be expected to be an analog of the original molecule. The anti-id could then be used to identify and isolate peptides from banks of chemically or biologically produced banks of peptides. Selected peptides would then act as the pharmacophore.

Thus, one may design drugs which have, e.g., improved polypeptide activity or stability or which act as inhibitors, agonists, antagonists, etc. of polypeptide activity. By virtue of the availability of SNP containing nucleic acid sequences described herein, sufficient amounts of the encoded polypeptide may be made available to perform such analytical studies as x-ray crystallography. In addition, the knowledge of the protein sequence provided herein will guide those employing computer modeling techniques in place of, or in addition to x-ray crystallography.

In another embodiment, the availability of T1D-associated SNP containing nucleic acids enables the production of strains of laboratory mice carrying the T1D-associated SNPs of the invention. Transgenic mice expressing the T1D-associated SNP of the invention provide a model system in which to examine the role of the protein encoded by the SNP containing nucleic acid in the development and progression towards T1D. Methods of introducing transgenes in laboratory mice are known to those of skill in the art. Three common methods include: (1) integration of retroviral vectors encoding the foreign gene of interest into an early embryo; (2) injection of DNA into the pronucleus of a newly fertilized egg; and (3) the incorporation of genetically manipulated embryonic stem cells into an early embryo. Production of the transgenic mice described above will facilitate the molecular elucidation of the role that a target protein plays in various cellular metabolic processes, including: aberrant lipid deposition, altered cellular metabolism and glucose regulation. Such mice provide an in vivo screening tool to study putative therapeutic drugs in a whole animal model and are encompassed by the present invention.

The term “animal” is used herein to include all vertebrate animals, except humans. It also includes an individual animal in all stages of development, including embryonic and fetal stages. A “transgenic animal” is any animal containing one or more cells bearing genetic information altered or received, directly or indirectly, by deliberate genetic manipulation at the subcellular level, such as by targeted recombination or microinjection or infection with recombinant virus. The term “transgenic animal” is not meant to encompass classical cross-breeding or in vitro fertilization, but rather is meant to encompass animals in which one or more cells are altered by or receive a recombinant DNA molecule. This molecule may be specifically targeted to a defined genetic locus, be randomly integrated within a chromosome, or it may be extra-chromosomally replicating DNA. The term “germ cell line transgenic animal” refers to a transgenic animal in which the genetic alteration or genetic information was introduced into a germ line cell, thereby conferring the ability to transfer the genetic information to offspring. If such offspring, in fact, possess some or all of that alteration or genetic information, then they, too, are transgenic animals.

The alteration of genetic information may be foreign to the species of animal to which the recipient belongs, or foreign only to the particular individual recipient, or may be genetic information already possessed by the recipient. In the last case, the altered or introduced gene may be expressed differently than the native gene. Such altered or foreign genetic information would encompass the introduction of T1D-associated SNP containing nucleotide sequences.

The DNA used for altering a target gene may be obtained by a wide variety of techniques that include, but are not limited to, isolation from genomic sources, preparation of cDNAs from isolated mRNA templates, direct synthesis, or a combination thereof.

A preferred type of target cell for transgene introduction is the embryonal stem cell (ES). ES cells may be obtained from pre-implantation embryos cultured in vitro (Evans et al., (1981) Nature 292:154-156; Bradley et al., (1984) Nature 309:255-258; Gossler et al., (1986) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 83:9065-9069). Transgenes can be efficiently introduced into the ES cells by standard techniques such as DNA transfection or by retrovirus-mediated transduction. The resultant transformed ES cells can thereafter be combined with blastocysts from a non-human animal. The introduced ES cells thereafter colonize the embryo and contribute to the germ line of the resulting chimeric animal.

One approach to the problem of determining the contributions of individual genes and their expression products is to use isolated T1D-associated SNP genes as insertional cassettes to selectively inactivate a wild-type gene in totipotent ES cells (such as those described above) and then generate transgenic mice. The use of gene-targeted ES cells in the generation of gene-targeted transgenic mice was described, and is reviewed elsewhere (Frohman et al., (1989) Cell 56:145-147; Bradley et al., (1992) Bio/Technology 10:534-539).

Techniques are available to inactivate or alter any genetic region to a mutation desired by using targeted homologous recombination to insert specific changes into chromosomal alleles. However, in comparison with homologous extra-chromosomal recombination, which occurs at a frequency approaching 100%, homologous plasmid-chromosome recombination was originally reported to only be detected at frequencies between 10⁻⁶ and 10⁻³. Non-homologous plasmid-chromosome interactions are more frequent occurring at levels 10⁵-fold to 10² fold greater than comparable homologous insertion.

To overcome this low proportion of targeted recombination in murine ES cells, various strategies have been developed to detect or select rare homologous recombinants. One approach for detecting homologous alteration events uses the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to screen pools of transformant cells for homologous insertion, followed by screening of individual clones. Alternatively, a positive genetic selection approach has been developed in which a marker gene is constructed which will only be active if homologous insertion occurs, allowing these recombinants to be selected directly. One of the most powerful approaches developed for selecting homologous recombinants is the positive-negative selection (PNS) method developed for genes for which no direct selection of the alteration exists. The PNS method is more efficient for targeting genes which are not expressed at high levels because the marker gene has its own promoter. Non-homologous recombinants are selected against by using the Herpes Simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) gene and selecting against its nonhomologous insertion with effective herpes drugs such as gancyclovir (GANC) or (1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-B-D arabinofluranosyl)-5-iodou-racil, (FIAU). By this counter selection, the number of homologous recombinants in the surviving transformants can be increased. Utilizing T1D-associated SNP containing nucleic acid as a targeted insertional cassette provides means to detect a successful insertion as visualized, for example, by acquisition of immunoreactivity to an antibody immunologically specific for the polypeptide encoded by T1D-associated SNP nucleic acid and, therefore, facilitates screening/selection of ES cells with the desired genotype.

As used herein, a knock-in animal is one in which the endogenous murine gene, for example, has been replaced with human T1D-associated SNP containing gene of the invention. Such knock-in animals provide an ideal model system for studying the development of T1D.

As used herein, the expression of a T1D-associated SNP containing nucleic acid, fragment thereof, or a T1D-associated SNP fusion protein can be targeted in a “tissue specific manner” or “cell type specific manner” using a vector in which nucleic acid sequences encoding all or a portion of T1D-associated SNP are operably linked to regulatory sequences (e.g., promoters and/or enhancers) that direct expression of the encoded protein in a particular tissue or cell type. Such regulatory elements may be used to advantage for both in vitro and in vivo applications. Promoters for directing tissue specific expression of proteins are well known in the art and described herein.

The nucleic acid sequence encoding the T1D-associated SNP of the invention may be operably linked to a variety of different promoter sequences for expression in transgenic animals. Such promoters include, but are not limited to a prion gene promoter such as hamster and mouse Prion promoter (MoPrP), described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,877,399 and in Borchelt et al., Genet. Anal. 13(6) (1996) pages 159-163; a rat neuronal specific enolase promoter, described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,612,486, and 5,387,742; a platelet-derived growth factor B gene promoter, described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,633; a brain specific dystrophin promoter, described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,849,999; a Thy-1 promoter; a PGK promoter; a CMV promoter; a neuronal-specific platelet-derived growth factor B gene promoter; and Glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) promoter for the expression of transgenes in glial cells.

Methods of use for the transgenic mice of the invention are also provided herein. Transgenic mice into which a nucleic acid containing the T1D-associated SNP or its encoded protein have been introduced are useful, for example, to develop screening methods to screen therapeutic agents to identify those capable of modulating the development of T1D.

Pharmaceuticals and Peptide Therapies

The elucidation of the role played by the T1D associated SNPs described herein in cellular metabolism facilitates the development of pharmaceutical compositions useful for treatment and diagnosis of T1D. These compositions may comprise, in addition to one of the above substances, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, buffer, stabilizer or other materials well known to those skilled in the art. Such materials should be non-toxic and should not interfere with the efficacy of the active ingredient.

Whether it is a polypeptide, antibody, peptide, nucleic acid molecule, small molecule or other pharmaceutically useful compound according to the present invention that is to be given to an individual, administration is preferably in a “prophylactically effective amount” or a “therapeutically effective amount” (as the case may be, although prophylaxis may be considered therapy), this being sufficient to show benefit to the individual.

As it is presently understood, RNA interference involves a multi-step process. Double stranded RNAs are cleaved by the endonuclease Dicer to generate nucleotide fragments (siRNA). The siRNA duplex is resolved into 2 single stranded RNAs, one strand being incorporated into a protein-containing complex where it functions as guide RNA to direct cleavage of the target RNA (Schwarz et al, Mol. Cell. 10:537 548 (2002), Zamore et al, Cell 101:25 33 (2000)), thus silencing a specific genetic message (see also Zeng et al, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 100:9779 (2003)).

The invention includes a method of treating T1D in a mammal. An exemplary method entails administering to the mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of CLEC16A siRNA. The siRNA inhibits the expression of CLEC16A. Preferably, the mammal is a human. The term “patient” as used herein refers to a human.

Specific siRNA preparations directed at inhibiting the expression of CLEC16A, as well as delivery methods are provided as a novel therapy to treat T1D. SiRNA oligonucleotides directed to CLEC16A specifically hybridize with nucleic acids encoding CLEC16A and interfere with CLEC16A gene expression. The siRNA can be delivered to a patient in vivo either systemically or locally with carriers, as discussed below. The compositions of the invention may be used alone or in combination with other agents or genes encoding proteins to augment the efficacy of the compositions.

A “membrane permeant peptide sequence” refers to a peptide sequence which is able to facilitate penetration and entry of the CLEC16A inhibitor across the cell membrane. Exemplary peptides include with out limitation, the signal sequence from Karposi fibroblast growth factor exemplified herein, the HIV tat peptide (Vives et al., J. Biol. Chem., 272:16010-16017, 1997), Nontoxic membrane translocation peptide from protamine (Park et al., FASEB J. 19(11):1555-7, 2005), CHARIOT® delivery reagent (Active Motif; U.S. Pat. No. 6,841,535) and the antimicrobial peptide Buforin 2.

In one embodiment of the invention siRNAs are delivered for therapeutic benefit. There are several ways to administer the siRNA of the invention to in vivo to treat T1D including, but not limited to, naked siRNA delivery, siRNA conjugation and delivery, liposome carrier-mediated delivery, polymer carrier delivery, nanoparticle compositions, plasmid-based methods, and the use of viruses.

siRNA composition of the invention can comprise a delivery vehicle, including liposomes, for administration to a subject, carriers and diluents and their salts, and/or can be present in pharmaceutically acceptable formulations. This can be necessary to allow the siRNA to cross the cell membrane and escape degradation. Methods for the delivery of nucleic acid molecules are described in Akhtar et al., 1992, Trends Cell Bio., 2, 139; Delivery Strategies for Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapeutics, ed. Akhtar, 1995, Maurer et al., 1999, Mol. Membr. Biol., 16, 129-140; Hofland and Huang, 1999, Handb. Exp. Pharmacol., 137, 165-192; and Lee et al., 2000, ACS Symp. Ser., 752, 184-192; Beigelman et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,395,713 and Sullivan et al., PCT WO 94/02595 further describe the general methods for delivery of nucleic acid molecules. These protocols can be utilized for the delivery of virtually any nucleic acid molecule.

The frequency of administration of the siRNA to a patient will also vary depending on several factors including, but not limited to, the type and severity of the T1D to be treated, the route of administration, the age and overall health of the individual, the nature of the siRNA, and the like. It is contemplated that the frequency of administration of the siRNA to the patient may vary from about once every few months to about once a month, to about once a week, to about once per day, to about several times daily.

Pharmaceutical compositions that are useful in the methods of the invention may be administered systemically in parenteral, oral solid and liquid formulations, ophthalmic, suppository, aerosol, topical or other similar formulations. In addition to the appropriate siRNA, these pharmaceutical compositions may contain pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers and other ingredients known to enhance and facilitate drug administration. Thus such compositions may optionally contain other components, such as adjuvants, e.g., aqueous suspensions of aluminum and magnesium hydroxides, and/or other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such as saline. Other possible formulations, such as nanoparticles, liposomes, resealed erythrocytes, and immunologically based systems may also be used to administer the appropriate siRNA to a patient according to the methods of the invention. The use of nanoparticles to deliver siRNAs, as well as cell membrane permeable peptide carriers that can be used are described in Crombez et al., Biochemical Society Transactions v 35:p 44 (2007).

Methods of the invention directed to treating T1D involve the administration of CLEC16A siRNA in a pharmaceutical composition. CLEC16A siRNA is administered to an individual as a pharmaceutical composition comprising CLEC16A siRNA and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are well known in the art and include aqueous solutions such as physiologically buffered saline, other solvents or vehicles such as glycols, glycerol, oils such as olive oil or injectable organic esters.

A pharmaceutically acceptable carrier can contain physiologically acceptable compounds that act, for example, to stabilize the CLEC16A siRNA or increase the absorption of the agent. Such physiologically acceptable compounds include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose or dextrans, antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid or glutathione, chelating agents, low molecular weight proteins or other stabilizers or excipients. One skilled in the art would know that the choice of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, including a physiologically acceptable compound, depends, for example, on the route of administration of the CLEC16A siRNA.

One skilled in the art appreciates that a pharmaceutical composition comprising CLEC16A siRNA can be administered to a subject by various routes including, for example, orally or parenterally, such as intravenously (i.v.), intramuscularly, subcutaneously, intraorbitally, intranasally, intracapsularly, intraperitoneally (i.p.), intracisternally, intra-tracheally (i.t.), or intra-articularly or by passive or facilitated absorption. The same routes of administration can be used other pharmaceutically useful compounds, for example, small molecules, nucleic acid molecules, peptides, antibodies and polypeptides as discussed hereinabove.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising CLEC16A siRNA inhibitor also can be incorporated, if desired, into liposomes, microspheres, microbubbles, or other polymer matrices (Gregoriadis, Liposome Technology, Vols. Ito III, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton Fla. (1993)). Liposomes, for example, which consist of phospholipids or other lipids, are nontoxic, physiologically acceptable and metabolizable carriers that are relatively simple to make and administer.

The pharmaceutical preparation comprises a siRNA targeting CLEC 16A or an expression vector encoding for an siRNA targeting CLEC 16A. Such pharmaceutical preparations can be administered to a patient for treating T1D.

Expression vectors for the expression of siRNA molecules preferably employ a strong promoter which may be constitutive or regulated. Such promoters are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to, RNA polymerase II promoters, the T7 RNA polymerase promoter, and the RNA polymerase III promoters U6 and H1 (see, e.g., Myslinski et al. (2001) Nucl. Acids Res., 29:2502 09).

A formulated siRNA composition can be a composition comprising one or more siRNA molecules or a vector encoding one or more siRNA molecules independently or in combination with a cationic lipid, a neutral lipid, and/or a polyethyleneglycol-diacylglycerol (PEG-DAG) or PEG-cholesterol (PEG-Chol) conjugate. Non-limiting examples of expression vectors are described in Paul et al., 2002, Nature Biotechnology, 19, 505; Miyagishi and Taira, 2002, Nature Biotechnology, 19, 497; Lee et al., 2002, Nature Biotechnology, 19, 500-505.

A lipid nanoparticle composition is a composition comprising one or more biologically active molecules independently or in combination with a cationic lipid, a neutral lipid, and/or a polyethyleneglycol-diacylglycerol (i.e., polyethyleneglycol diacylglycerol (PEG-DAG), PEG-cholesterol, or PEG-DMB) conjugate. In one embodiment, the biologically active molecule is encapsulated in the lipid nanoparticle as a result of the process of providing and aqueous solution comprising a biologically active molecule of the invention (i.e., siRNA), providing an organic solution comprising lipid nanoparticle, mixing the two solutions, incubating the solutions, dilution, ultrafiltration, resulting in concentrations suitable to produce nanoparticle compositions.

Nucleic acid molecules can be administered to cells by incorporation into other vehicles, such as biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, cyclodextrins. (see for example Gonzalez et al., 1999, Bioconjugate Chem., 10, 1068-1074; Wang et al., International PCT publication Nos. WO 03/47518 and WO 03/46185), poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) and PLCA microspheres (see for example U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,796 and US Patent Application Publication No. US 2002130430), biodegradable nanocapsules, and bioadhesive microspheres, or by proteinaceous vectors (O'Hare and Normand, International PCT Publication No. WO 00/53722)

Cationic lipids and polymers are two classes of non-viral siRNA delivery which can form complexes with negatively charged siRNA. The self-assembly PEG-ylated polycation polyethylenimine (PEI) has also been used to condense and protect siRNAs (Schiffelers et al., 2004, Nuc. Acids Res. 32: 141-110). The siRNA complex can be condensed into a nanoparticle to allow efficient uptake of the siRNA through endocytosis. Also, the nucleic acid-condensing property of protamine has been combined with specific antibodies to deliver siRNAs and can be used in the invention (Song et al., 2005, Nat. Biotech. 23:709-717).

In order to treat an individual having T1D, to alleviate a sign or symptom of the disease, CLEC16A siRNA should be administered in an effective dose. The total treatment dose can be administered to a subject as a single dose or can be administered using a fractionated treatment protocol, in which multiple doses are administered over a more prolonged period of time, for example, over the period of a day to allow administration of a daily dosage or over a longer period of time to administer a dose over a desired period of time. One skilled in the art would know that the amount of CLEC16A siRNA required to obtain an effective dose in a subject depends on many factors, including the age, weight and general health of the subject, as well as the route of administration and the number of treatments to be administered. In view of these factors, the skilled artisan would adjust the particular dose so as to obtain an effective dose for treating an individual having T1D.

The effective dose of CLEC16A siRNA will depend on the mode of administration, and the weight of the individual being treated. The dosages described herein are generally those for an average adult but can be adjusted for the treatment of children. The dose will generally range from about 0.001 mg to about 1000 mg.

The concentration of CLEC16A siRNA in a particular formulation will depend on the mode and frequency of administration. A given daily dosage can be administered in a single dose or in multiple doses so long as the CLEC16A siRNA concentration in the formulation results in the desired daily dosage. One skilled in the art can adjust the amount of CLEC16A siRNA in the formulation to allow administration of a single dose or in multiple doses that provide the desired concentration of CLEC16A siRNA over a given period of time.

In an individual suffering from T1D, in particular a more severe form of the disease, administration of CLEC16A siRNA can be particularly useful when administered in combination, for example, with a conventional agent for treating such a disease. The skilled artisan would administer CLEC16A siRNA, alone or in combination and would monitor the effectiveness of such treatment using routine methods such as pulmonary function determination, radiologic, immunologic or, where indicated, histopathologic methods. Other conventional agents for the treatment of diabetes include insulin administration, glucagon administration or agents that alter levels of either of these two molecules. Glucophage®, Avandia®, Actos®, Januvia® and Glucovance® are examples of such agents.

Administration of the pharmaceutical preparation is preferably in an “effective amount” this being sufficient to show benefit to the individual. This amount prevents, alleviates, abates, or otherwise reduces the severity of T1D symptoms in a patient.

The pharmaceutical preparation is formulated in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form, as used herein, refers to a physically discrete unit of the pharmaceutical preparation appropriate for the patient undergoing treatment. Each dosage should contain a quantity of active ingredient calculated to produce the desired effect in association with the selected pharmaceutical carrier. Procedures for determining the appropriate dosage unit are well known to those skilled in the art.

Dosage units may be proportionately increased or decreased based on the weight of the patient. Appropriate concentrations for alleviation of a particular pathological condition may be determined by dosage concentration curve calculations, as known in the art.

As mentioned previously, a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises delivery of the CLEC16A siRNA to a patient in need thereof, and candidate siRNA compositions for use in the invention are provided in Table 4. The sequences in Table 4 include several siRNA duplexes (i.e., sense and antisense sequences for a CLEC16A target region), as well as several sequences of ‘sense’ strand alone. Those of skill in the art can determine the sequence of an antisense siRNA strand based on the disclosure of the sense strand, and will appreciate the difference between “U” and “T” designations in the sequences which correspond to RNA and DNA molecules, respectively.

The following examples are provided to illustrate certain embodiments of the invention. They are not intended to limit the invention in any way.

Example I

550,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped with the Illumina Human Hap550 Genotyping BeadChip¹¹ on the study population of 563 T1D probands of European ancestry and 1,146 controls without T1D and with matching ancestry (based on self report) plus 483 complete T1D family trios of the same ancestry. Following this process, 16 trios, 2 cases and 3 controls were removed due to genotyping yields<90%. All patients had clinically proven T1D.

In the case-control analysis, single-marker allele frequencies were compared using x² statistics for all markers while the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) was used to calculate P-values of transmission distortion from heterozygous parents in affected parent-child trios. The resulting P-values from the case-control and family-based analyses were then combined using Fisher's method¹² to quantify the overall evidence for association. As anticipated, the MHC region was strongly positive, with 392 markers above the threshold for Bonferroni correction, the full breakdown of which is found in Table 2. As this locus is well established, and since a much denser marker coverage is needed to deal with the particularities of this region, this locus was not addressed further in these experiments; however, corresponding data is included in Table 1B, and it should be noted that allele A of the most significant MEC associated SNP, rs2647044, tags DRB1 equally efficiently as a previously identified SNP¹³ and was observed to be in epistasis (P)<10⁻¹° with rs3117098, also showing association to T1D, at the BTNL2 locus within the MHC. No other significant epistasis with significantly associated SNPs was observed.

Eleven non-MHC SNPs were the next most significant markers, and remained significant at the 0.05 level after Bonferroni correction (Table 1A). One of these eleven markers, rs2476601 (P=1.11×10⁻¹²) and another five markers, rs1004446, rs6356, rs10770141, rs7111341 and rs10743152 (P-value range=7.53×10⁸-6.75×10⁻¹¹), are in two known T1D susceptibility loci, PTPN22 and INS, respectively. A novel locus was identified by three of the eleven markers, which are common non-coding variants (rs2903692 allele A, rs725613 allele C and rs17673553 allele G) in strong LD in the KIAA0350 gene on chromosome 16p13.13 (P-value range=6.12×10⁻⁸-1.03×10⁻¹⁰, case-control OR range=0.65-0.66). The minor allele is protective with a frequency of 0.28 to 0.39 in controls. This novel T1D locus resides in a 233 kb block of linkage disequilibrium (LD) that contains only KIAA0350 and no other gene. It is separated by two recombination hot spots from a neighboring LD block that includes the suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) gene, which modulates 13-cell response to inflammatory signaling. In addition to these three markers, eleven other markers in the KIAA0350, LD block, showed association P-values<0.00001 in the family trios and case-control cohort combined (See Table 1C). Two other novel loci, namely COL1A2 (rs10255021) and the other in the vicinity of LPHN2 (rs672797), were also significantly associated following Bonferroni correction. Thus, there is a confirmed association with the three known and abundantly replicated T1D loci, and three potentially novel T1D loci of genome-wide significance in Stage 1 were uncovered which were subjected to further analysis in Stage 2.

Many reported associations with common variants have not been replicated due to factors, such as population stratification, inadequate statistical power and genotyping errors¹⁴. Therefore, it was of interest to confirm the association between T1D and the three novel loci in an additional unrelated sample of affected parent-offspring trios, an approach resistant to population stratification. A transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) was used to calculate the level of significance on differences between transmitted and untransmitted allele counts in 1333 affected offspring from 549 nuclear families available from the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) plus an additional 390 Canadian trios. Using the SNPlex platform from Sequenom, the association of three markers in KIAA0350, rs17673553, rs725613 and rs2903692 was confirmed (P=0.023−0.0022) and it was found that several other markers in the LD block also showed association (Table 1B and 1C). All of these SNPs were in LD, where the minor alleles of these SNPs were shown to confer protection of T1D (Table 1 C), except for the minor A allele of rs7200786, which conferred risk, yielding an OR=1.33 and PAR-12.6% (combined P for all three cohorts=9.12×10⁻⁷). These SNPs have frequencies in the control cohort very close to those observed in the International HapMap CEU set; they are in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and survive all QC measures for high quality SNPs.

It should also be noted that when limited to the 839 nuclear families that self-report as Caucasian, the results remain significant (see Tables 1B and 1C). In an analysis combining all three independent cohorts (563 cases vs 1,146 controls; 483 Stage 1 trios and Stage 2 1333 T1D offspring from 939 nuclear families) for these three intragenic KIAA0350 markers, the combined P values for their association with T1D ranged from 2.74×10⁻⁹-6.7×10⁻¹¹.

The location of KIAA0350 within a large LD block, (FIG. 1) containing no other gene, suggests this region harbors the causative variant. The genomic location of KIAA0350 is next to SOCS1; its almost exclusive expression specificity for antigen-presenting cells and natural-killer T-cells (see the world wide web at (symatlas.gnf.org/SymAtlas)) indicate potential importance in immune regulation. The protein product of KIAA0350 bears similarities to a subset of adhesion and immune function signaling molecules. Pfam¹⁵ prediction suggests that this gene encodes a protein with a calcium-dependent, or C-type, lectin binding domain structure, a protein family known to be involved with calcium current flux, and its predicted function includes sugar binding, according to the Gene Ontology project (GO: 0005529—“interacting selectively with any mono-, di- or trisaccharide carbohydrate”) (see the world wide web at (geneontology.org)). The C-type lectins are known for their recognition of a diversity of carbohydrates and are critical for a variety of processes ranging from cell adhesion to pathogen recognition¹⁶. More specifically, the protein product of KIAA0350 is identified as CLEC 16A (GenBank Accession No. NM_(—)015226.1) as shown in FIG. 2.

The gene is expressed in B lymphocytes, dendritic antigen presenting cells and T cells, including NK-cells, which is in keeping with a function relevant to an immune-mediated disease such as T1D. Thus, the discovery of association at that locus points to a previously unknown pathway in the etiology of T1D, and is consistent with current understanding of common complex disease, where the predisposing allele is often the more common, as its deleterious effect may be counterbalanced by advantage in other contexts, e.g. better protection against infection at an autoimmunity locus (antagonistic pleiotropism).

In summary, a T1D associated variation in a gene that is expressed in immune cells, including dendritic, natural killer (NK) and B-cells, and contains a C-type lectin-binding domain involved with binding of sugar moieties has been discovered. In light of the critical role of the MHC genetic repertoire in antigen presentation, that typically involves a sugar moiety, such as lectin, a genetic variant in the binding site for such a molecule on the activating cytotoxic T-cell could trigger an autoimmune response that results in destruction of the islet cells of the pancreas, as seen in T1D.

Example II

Standard convention for presenting the risk conferred by a given SNP is to describe the risk numerically for the less frequent allele in the population i.e. the minor allele. On occasions, the minor allele is less frequent in the cases than in the controls and therefore yields a risk of less than 1 (i.e. it is termed “protective”). In this event, it is the major, or more common, allele that confers risk. SNPs that show association are not necessarily causative themselves, rather they tag the mutation which must reside on a nearby region (i.e. within a few kilobases). The causative mutation itself may confer higher risk and be rarer. Thus, the SNP association essentially indicates that there is a causative mutation nearby and that this SNP-containing gene is involved in the pathogenesis of the disease and therefore can be utilized to detect susceptibility thereto. Many surrogate SNPs can be employed to capture the same signal, and here they have been categorized into three parts: CATEGORY 1: r2>0.9; CATEGORY 2: r2=0.8-0.9; CATEGORY 3: r2<0.8-0.7; see Table 3. Surrogates for the markers described in Example I have also been identified and are provided in Table 3.

As described briefly above, the KIAA0350 gene encodes a transmembrane protein molecule that is expressed by inflammatory cells and the pancreas. The KIAA0350 signaling pathway is activated through exposures of the targeted cell type to sugar moieties. In Natural Killer (NK) cells, exposures to sugars such as lectin can trigger either activation or depression of the cells. In T1D, the activation of NK cells is dysregulated causing the NK cell under certain circumstances to attack its own cells and destroy them (i.e., the beta insulin producing cells of the pancreas in the case of T1D). It is known that this is more prone to occur in subjects who are carriers of the at-risk variant in the KIAA0350 gene.

Down regulation of KIAA0350 mRNA expression levels is desirable to inhibit production of the CLEC16A gene product. Reduction in the expression level of this protein should impede or prevent the development of T1D. siRNA can be employed to regulate this locus, irrespective of the genetic status of the individual. Accordingly, candidate siRNA molecules to be delivered to patients are listed in Table 4. The genetic status is useful to predict who will develop the disease so it can be determined who will particularly benefit from therapeutic intervention. Yet those individuals who do not have this specific genetic predisposition of T1D, but have a family history of the disease or have another type of genetic predisposition, could also benefit.

Example III

The information herein above can be applied clinically to patients for diagnosing an increased susceptibility for developing T1D, and therapeutic intervention. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises clinical application of the information described herein to a patient. Diagnostic compositions, including microarrays, and methods can be designed to identify the genetic alterations described herein in nucleic acids from a patient to assess susceptibility for developing T1D. This can occur after a patient arrives in the clinic; the patient has blood drawn, and using the diagnostic methods described herein, a clinician can detect a SNP in the KIAA0350 region of chromosome 16. The typical age range for a patient to be screened is between 9 and 12 years of age. The information obtained from the patient sample, which can optionally be amplified prior to assessment, will be used to diagnose a patient with an increased or decreased susceptibility for developing T1D. Kits for performing the diagnostic method of the invention are also provided herein. Such kits comprise a microarray comprising at least one of the SNPs provided herein in and the necessary reagents for assessing the patient samples as described above.

The identity of T1D-involved genes and the patient results will indicate which variants are present, and will identify those that possess an altered risk for developing T1D. The information provided herein allows for therapeutic intervention at earlier times in disease progression that previously possible. Also as described herein above, CLEC 16A provides a novel target for the development of new therapeutic agents efficacious for the treatment of T1D. In particular, it would be desirable to block expression of KIAA0350 in those patients that are more prone to develop the disease. In this regard, the therapeutic siRNAs described herein can be used to block expression of the gene product based on the patient signal, thereby inhibiting the pancreatic β-cell destruction that occurs in T1D.

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TABLE 1A TDT and case-control association study results for markers residing in the LD block harboring KIAA0350, and for the other GW significant loci. Case-control cohort Aff allele freq Ctrl Allele Freq OR Chr SNP Allele (n = 561) (n = 1,143) [95% CI] P-value 1 rs2476601 A 0.1471 0.08757 1.80 1.32 × 10⁻⁷ [1.44, 2.24] 11 rs1004446 T 0.254 0.3539 0.62 4.38 × 10⁻⁹ [0.53, 0.73] 16 rs2903692 A 0.2834 0.3782 0.65 4.77 × 10⁻⁸ [0.56, 0.76] 11 rs6356 A 0.4602 0.3593 1.52 1.78 × 10⁻⁸ [1.31, 1.76] 16 rs725613 C 0.3004 0.3898 0.67 3.24 × 10⁻⁷ [0.58, 0.78] 7 rs10255021 A 0.06667 0.1095 0.58 1.16 × 10⁻⁴ [0.44, 0.77] 11 rs10770141 A 0.2799 0.373 0.65 7.20 × 10⁻⁸ [0.56, 0.76] 1 rs672797 T 0.2257 0.1589 1.54 2.67 × 10⁻⁶ [1.29, 1.85] 16 rs17673553 G 0.2023 0.2791 0.66 1.30 × 10⁻⁶ [0.55, 0.78] 11 rs7111341 T 0.1843 0.2631 0.63 3.77 × 10⁻⁷ [0.53, 0.76] 11 rs10743152 T 0.271 0.3574 0.67 4.73 × 10⁻⁷ [0.57, 0.78] Triad cohort (n = 467) TDT P- P-value Chr SNP Alleles Trans:untrans value combined Locus 1 rs2476601 A:G 137:64  2.62 × 10⁻⁷ 1.11 × 10⁻¹² PTPN22 11 rs1004446 T:C 160:228 5.56 × 10⁻⁴ 6.75 × 10⁻¹¹ INS 16 rs2903692 A:G 170:251 7.89 × 10⁻⁵ 1.03 × 10⁻¹⁰ KIAA0350 11 rs6356 A:G 255:197 0.00637 2.70 × 10⁻⁹ INS 16 rs725613 C:A 178:248 6.95 × 10⁻⁴ 5.23 × 10⁻⁹ KIAA0350 7 rs10255021 A:G 18:57 6.69 × 10⁻⁶ 1.71 × 10⁻⁸ COL1A2 11 rs10770141 A:G 186:234 0.01917 2.95 × 10⁻⁸ INS 1 rs672797 T:G 177:119 7.49 × 10⁻⁴ 4.20 × 10⁻⁸ LPHN2 16 rs17673553 G:A 146:203 0.00228 6.12 × 10⁻⁸ KIAA0350 11 rs7111341 T:C 138:185 0.008919 6.90 × 10⁻⁸ INS 11 rs10743152 T:C 179:233 0.007805 7.53 × 10⁻⁸ INS Minor allele frequencies (MAF), P-values and odds ratios (OR) are shown. The ORs shown are for the minor alleles (as observed in the controls). Combined P-values are also shown, together with the gene in which the markers reside or are nearest to. P-values are two-sided in each instance.

TABLE 1B Replication of stage 1 results in a family-based analysis of an independent cohort of 1333 affected offspring derived from 939 nuclear families. All trios Caucasians only (939 nuclear families) (839 nuclear families) Stage 1 and replication Chr SNP Alleles Trans:untrans TDT P-value Trans:untrans TDT P-value Combined P-value 16 rs2903692 A:G 466:538 0.023 438:504 0.032 6.70 × 10⁻¹¹ 16 rs725613 C:A 461:559 2.15 × 10⁻³ 435:520 5.95 × 10⁻³ 8.86 × 10⁻¹¹ 16 rs17673553 G:A 371:448 7.13 × 10⁻³ 348:422 7.66 × 10⁻³ 2.74 × 10⁻⁹  Family-based association P-values were computed using TDT. The ORs shown are for the minor alleles (as observed in the controls). P-values are also shown, together with the gene in which the markers reside or are nearest to. P-values are two-sided in each instance.

TABLE 1C All associated SNPs in the KIAA0350 LD block with combined P < 10⁻⁵ in Stage 1 and genotyped in the replication cohort. Stage 1 Case-control cohort Aff Ctrl Stage 1 Trio cohort Allele Allele OR TDT P- SNP Allele Freq Freq [95% CI] P-val Alleles Trans:Untrans val rs12931878 G 0.16 0.225 0.66 1.01 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 128:162 0.046 [0.54, 0.79] rs12923849 A 0.137 0.202 0.63 4.12 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 119:153 0.039 [0.52, 0.77] rs17229044 T 0.171 0.24 0.65 4.72 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 141:181 0.026 [0.54, 0.79] rs13330041 A 0.172 0.246 0.64 1.01 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 145:183 0.036 [0.53, 0.76] rs725613 C 0.3 0.39 0.67 3.24 × 10⁻⁷ C:A 178:248 6.95 × 10⁻⁴ [0.58, 0.78] rs2041670 T 0.265 0.345 0.68 2.01 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 172:233 0.0024 [0.58, 0.80] rs7200786 A 0.507 0.436 1.33 9.30 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 258:199 0.0058 [1.15, 1.54] rs12924729 A 0.273 0.349 0.70 1.44 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 139:194 0.0026 [0.60, 0.82] rs12599402 C 0.383 0.47 0.70 1.40 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 198:250 0.014 [0.60, 0.81] rs998592 A 0.366 0.447 0.72 7.29 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 194:250 0.0079 [0.62, 0.83] rs9933507 C 0.38 0.462 0.71 4.74 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 195:252 0.007 [0.62, 0.82] rs12103174 G 0.382 0.464 0.71 6.09 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 200:251 0.016 [0.62, 0.83] rs2903692 A 0.283 0.378 0.65 4.77 × 10⁻⁸ A:G 170:251 7.89 × 10⁻⁵ [0.56, 0.76] rs17673553 G 0.202 0.279 0.66 1.30 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 146:203 0.0023 [0.55, 0.78] Replication Trio Replication Trio cohort (Caucasians cohort only) All TDT P- TDT P- P-val SNP Trans:Untrans val Trans:Untrans val Combined rs12931878 300:364 0.013 284:339 0.028 2.90 × 10⁻⁷ rs12923849 275:347 0.0039 260:327 0.0057 3.43 × 10⁻⁸ rs17229044 322:393 0.0079 303:369 0.011 5.55 × 10⁻⁸ rs13330041 327:407 0.0031 306:380 0.0047 6.80 × 10⁻⁹ rs725613 461:559 0.0021 435:520 0.006 8.86 × 10⁻¹¹ rs2041670 430:530 0.0012 407:493 0.0041 6.70 × 10⁻¹⁰ rs7200786 621:541 0.019 569:504 0.047 9.12 × 10⁻⁷ rs12924729 438:530 0.0031 416:495 0.0089 1.46 × 10⁻⁸ rs12599402 476:575 0.0023 435:531 0.002 3.19 × 10⁻⁹ rs998592 494:602 0.0011 459:559 0.0017 4.96 × 10⁻⁹ rs9933507 501:611 9.7 × 10⁻⁴ 465:562 0.0025 2.66 × 10⁻⁹ rs12103174 — — — — — rs2903692 466:538 0.023 438:504 0.032 6.69 × 10⁻¹¹ rs17673553 371:448 0.0071 348:422 0.0077 2.74 × 10⁻⁹ Data are shown separately for the case-control, initial TDT and replication TDT (including presenting total and Caucasians only separately). P-values are two-sided in each instance. Note that rs12103174 failed on the Sequenom iPLEX platform.

TABLE 2 All 392 associated SNPs in the MHC region that survived Bonferroni correction. Case-control cohort Aff Allele Ctrl Allele Freq Freq Triad cohort (n = 467) P-val Chr SNP Allele (n = 561) (n = 1,143) OR [95% CI] P-val Alleles Trans:Untrans TDT P-val combined 6 rs2647044 A 0.5443 0.1258 8.30 [6.97, 9.89] 5.18 × 10⁻¹⁴² A:G 134:20 4.06 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275184 C 0.3403 0.09054 5.18 [4.28, 6.27] 4.50 × 10⁻⁷² C:T 260:42 4.26 × 10⁻³⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275383 T 0.3482 0.1005 4.78 [3.98, 5.43] 3.28 × 10⁻⁶⁹ T:G 239:45 1.15 × 10⁻³⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275313 T 0.3624 0.1114 4.55 [3.79, 5.43] 7.06 × 10⁻⁶⁷ T:G 213:42 9.29 × 10⁻²⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3957148 G 0.3402 0.0993 4.68 [3.89, 5.62] 1.20 × 10⁻⁶⁶ G:A 264:48 2.19 × 10⁻³⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275312 G 0.3743 0.1317 3.95 [3.33, 4.68] 9.90 × 10⁻⁶⁰ G:A 289:65 1.11 × 10⁻³² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275328 T 0.3741 0.1312 3.96 [3.34, 4.70] 1.02 × 10⁻⁵⁹ T:C 288:65 1.71 × 10⁻³² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs601945 G 0.3681 0.1239 4.12 [3.44, 4.93] 1.53 × 10⁻⁵⁷ G:A 251:65 1.27 × 10⁻²⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129871 A 0.09302 0.3507 0.19 [0.15, 0.24] 1.87 × 10⁻⁵⁷ A:C  71:316 1.33 × 10⁻³⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2647050 C 0.1518 0.4221 0.25 [0.20, 0.29] 1.02 × 10⁻⁵⁵ C:T  76:338 6.10 × 10⁻³⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2856718 A 0.1524 0.4221 0.25 [0.21, 0.30] 1.59 × 10⁻⁵⁵ A:G  76:337 9.42 × 10⁻³⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2187668 A 0.3342 0.1122 3.97 [3.32, 4.76] 2.39 × 10⁻⁵⁵ A:G 267:54 1.36 × 10⁻³² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs16898264 A 0.1518 0.4209 0.25 [0.21, 0.30] 3.06 × 10⁻⁵⁵ A:G  76:334 3.47 × 10⁻³⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395173 A 0.09107 0.3326 0.20 [0.16, 0.25] 2.35 × 10⁻⁵² A:G  65:292 3.00 × 10⁻³³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3135338 G 0.08993 0.3173 0.21 [0.17, 0.27] 5.55 × 10⁻⁴⁷ G:A  51:259 3.32 × 10⁻³² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2858331 C 0.2094 0.458 0.31 [0.27, 0.37] 5.32 × 10⁻⁴⁵ C:T 105:350 1.56 × 10⁻³⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7745656 T 0.1176 0.3432 0.26 [0.21, 0.31] 3.60 × 10⁻⁴⁴ T:G  62:275 3.99 × 10⁻³¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs660895 G 0.4064 0.1855 3.01 [2.57, 3.53] 1.28 × 10⁻⁴³ G:A 293:87 4.21 × 10⁻²⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275555 T 0.4402 0.2147 2.88 [2.46, 3.36] 2.54 × 10⁻⁴² T:C 306:107 1.22 × 10⁻²² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275595 C 0.4332 0.2113 2.85 [2.44, 3.33] 1.72 × 10⁻⁴¹ C:T 293:103 1.32 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275371 C 0.47 0.2456 2.72 [2.34, 3.17] 3.07 × 10⁻³⁹ C:T 288:104 1.49 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275408 C 0.4642 0.2425 2.71 [2.33, 3.15] 5.47 × 10⁻³⁹ C:T 316:119 3.54 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275388 C 0.4661 0.2443 2.70 [2.32, 3.14] 6.04 × 10⁻³⁹ C:T 317:122 1.32 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275424 G 0.4651 0.2436 2.70 [2.32, 3.14] 7.25 × 10⁻³⁹ G:A 320:122 4.60 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275374 T 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ T:C 319:122 6.54 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275390 C 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ C:T 320:121 2.64 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275393 A 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ A:G 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275418 G 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ G:A 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275428 G 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ G:A 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275439 C 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.07 × 10⁻³⁸ C:T 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275425 A 0.4651 0.2443 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.19 × 10⁻³⁸ A:C 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275406 T 0.4652 0.2445 2.69 [2.31, 3.13] 1.22 × 10⁻³⁸ T:G 318:121 5.34 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275427 T 0.4652 0.2447 2.69 [2.31, 3.12] 1.33 × 10⁻³⁸ T:C 321:122 3.24 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275407 T 0.4676 0.2469 2.68 [2.30, 3.12] 3.70 × 10⁻³⁸ T:G 305:117 5.61 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs556025 T 0.4194 0.21 2.72 [2.32, 3.18] 1.20 × 10⁻³⁶ T:C 211:86 4.07 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1063355 A 0.1649 0.3745 0.33 [0.28, 0.39] 9.35 × 10⁻³⁶ A:C 101:308 1.38 × 10⁻²⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9357152 G 0.1062 0.2992 0.28 [0.23, 0.34] 1.18 × 10⁻³⁵ G:A  66:263 1.77 × 10⁻²⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1046089 A 0.5196 0.3011 2.51 [2.17, 2.91] 2.99 × 10⁻³⁵ A:G 311:137 2.02 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395163 C 0.3904 0.1974 2.60 [2.22, 3.05] 1.92 × 10⁻³³ C:T 263:90 3.33 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2242660 T 0.5507 0.3362 2.42 [2.09, 2.81] 2.46 × 10⁻³² T:C 284:119 2.05 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs805303 T 0.5411 0.3338 2.35 [2.03, 2.73] 4.64 × 10⁻³¹ T:C 300:133 1.01 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3104404 A 0.07961 0.2428 0.27 [0.21, 0.34] 3.58 × 10⁻³⁰ A:C  57:226 9.57 × 10⁻²⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3916765 A 0.2576 0.108 2.86 [2.37, 3.46] 1.90 × 10⁻²⁹ A:G 218:63 2.32 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129882 G 0.2647 0.4654 0.41 [0.35, 0.48] 2.48 × 10⁻²⁹ G:A 123:334 5.61 × 10⁻²³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9275614 G 0.2629 0.1129 2.80 [2.33, 3.38] 5.99 × 10⁻²⁹ G:A 219:64 3.15 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3763309 A 0.3832 0.2043 2.42 [2.07, 2.83] 7.29 × 10⁻²⁹ A:C 277:105 1.37 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3763312 A 0.383 0.2043 2.42 [2.07, 2.83] 8.90 × 10⁻²⁹ A:G 260:101 5.84 × 10⁻¹⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9271366 G 0.0107 0.1247 0.08 [0.04, 0.14] 1.47 × 10⁻²⁸ G:A  11:118 4.48 × 10⁻²¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129941 A 0.07754 0.2316 0.28 [0.22, 0.35] 4.78 × 10⁻²⁸ A:G  56:214 6.87 × 10⁻²² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395182 G 0.05526 0.198 0.24 [0.18, 0.31] 8.86 × 10⁻²⁸ G:T  46:175 4.05 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2596560 G 0.3734 0.2009 2.37 [2.02, 2.78] 2.83 × 10⁻²⁷ G:A 264:104 7.39 × 10⁻¹⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs910049 A 0.0814 0.2335 0.29 [0.23, 0.37] 5.42 × 10⁻²⁷ A:G  58:210 1.62 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs926070 C 0.1364 0.3056 0.36 [0.30, 0.43] 7.95 × 10⁻²⁷ C:T  91:252 3.52 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9268005 C 0.1384 0.306 0.36 [0.30, 0.44] 8.73 × 10⁻²⁶ C:A  86:226 2.26 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs377763 T 0.3685 0.2018 2.31 [1.97, 2.71] 1.36 × 10⁻²⁵ T:G 281:111 8.98 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9267522 G 0.3209 0.1654 2.39 [2.02, 2.82] 3.89 × 10⁻²⁵ G:A 258:101 1.17 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129860 A 0.01526 0.1219 0.11 [0.07, 0.18] 3.84 × 10⁻²⁵ A:G  13:116 1.21 × 10⁻¹⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3115663 G 0.3209 0.1658 2.38 [2.01, 2.81] 5.56 × 10⁻²⁵ G:A 256:102 3.98 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs805294 C 0.5205 0.3368 2.14 [1.85, 2.47] 7.28 × 10⁻²⁵ C:T 305:151 5.53 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3117583 C 0.3191 0.1654 2.37 [2.00, 2.80] 1.20 × 10⁻²⁴ C:T 257:101 1.65 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3130618 A 0.3187 0.1654 2.36 [2.00, 2.79] 1.56 × 10⁻²⁴ A:C 258:102 2.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2763979 T 0.5089 0.3341 2.07 [1.79, 2.39] 8.74 × 10⁻²³ T:C 280:154 1.47 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs707928 C 0.4875 0.3146 2.07 [1.79, 2.40] 1.00 × 10⁻²² C:T 302:141 2.02 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2856683 C 0.4113 0.2469 2.13 [1.83, 2.48] 1.24 × 10⁻²² C:A 274:125 8.70 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129934 T 0.04278 0.1575 0.24 [0.18, 0.33] 3.23 × 10⁻²² T:C  33:151 3.35 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9268615 A 0.5998 0.4252 2.03 [1.75, 2.34] 9.07 × 10⁻²² A:G 306:175 2.33 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9267649 A 0.04545 0.1566 0.26 [0.19, 0.35] 6.41 × 10⁻²¹ A:G  43:129 5.47 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2071550 T 0.1747 0.3269 0.44 [0.37, 0.52] 1.05 × 10⁻²⁰ T:G 100:244 8.23 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9368741 A 0.1756 0.3272 0.44 [0.37, 0.52] 1.51 × 10⁻²⁰ A:G  99:243 6.88 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7755852 A 0.2731 0.4388 0.48 [0.41, 0.56] 1.98 × 10⁻²⁰ A:G 125:229 3.25 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs17423968 A 0.04545 0.1527 0.26 [0.20, 0.36] 6.34 × 10⁻²⁰ A:G  29:144 2.26 × 10⁻¹⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9267992 G 0.02585 0.1207 0.19 [0.13, 0.29] 7.57 × 10⁻²⁰ G:A  23:109 7.14 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1150754 A 0.2487 0.1251 2.31 [1.93, 2.78] 7.91 × 10⁻²⁰ A:G 212:62 1.28 × 10⁻¹⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3134954 G 0.02852 0.1242 0.21 [0.14, 0.30] 1.39 × 10⁻¹⁹ G:A  32:101 2.19 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395175 A 0.2536 0.1309 2.26 [1.88, 2.70] 4.82 × 10⁻¹⁹ A:G 204:76 2.02 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9268528 G 0.5777 0.4164 1.92 [1.66, 2.22] 8.18 × 10⁻¹⁹ G:A 310:174 6.34 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1794282 A 0.1961 0.08968 2.48 [2.02, 3.04] 1.00 × 10⁻¹⁸ A:G 177:43 1.65 × 10⁻¹⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241425 T 0.2611 0.4159 0.50 [0.42, 0.58] 1.15 × 10⁻¹⁸ T:C 116:301 1.31 × 10⁻¹⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129962 A 0.1955 0.09011 2.45 [2.00, 3.02] 2.20 × 10⁻¹⁸ A:G 131:41 6.77 × 10⁻¹² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3132946 A 0.02406 0.112 0.20 [0.13, 0.29] 2.31 × 10⁻¹⁸ A:G  32:92 7.12 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs12192104 G 0.04375 0.1435 0.27 [0.20, 0.37] 2.90 × 10⁻¹⁸ G:T  42:123 2.87 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2858870 G 0.04456 0.1435 0.28 [0.20, 0.38] 5.54 × 10⁻¹⁸ G:A  41:125 7.05 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9268542 G 0.5775 0.4208 1.88 [1.63, 2.17] 7.19 × 10⁻¹⁸ G:A 306:174 1.69 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2227956 C 0.05348 0.1562 0.31 [0.23, 0.41] 8.19 × 10⁻¹⁸ C:T  55:130 3.51 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7775397 G 0.1952 0.09143 2.41 [1.96, 2.96] 8.70 × 10⁻¹⁸ G:T 176:41 4.98 × 10⁻²⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs6903608 C 0.1996 0.3412 0.48 [0.41, 0.57] 1.61 × 10⁻¹⁷ C:T 105:257 1.36 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3134603 T 0.03209 0.1218 0.24 [0.17, 0.34] 1.82 × 10⁻¹⁷ T:C  35:109 6.97 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1015166 T 0.4332 0.2883 1.89 [1.63, 2.19] 3.94 × 10⁻¹⁷ T:C 286:167 2.26 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3130299 G 0.1786 0.312 0.48 [0.40, 0.57] 1.50 × 10⁻¹⁶ G:A 105:217 4.33 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1077393 C 0.3936 0.5424 0.55 [0.47, 0.63] 3.78 × 10⁻¹⁶ C:T 156:259 4.28 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395157 G 0.4162 0.2773 1.86 [1.60, 2.16] 5.42 × 10⁻¹⁶ G:A 267:139 2.12 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241427 T 0.208 0.3428 0.50 [0.43, 0.60] 6.77 × 10⁻¹⁶ T:C 107:253 1.42 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs13199787 T 0.287 0.4296 0.53 [0.46, 0.62] 8.41 × 10⁻¹⁶ T:C 128:290 2.31 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1980495 G 0.416 0.2749 1.88 [1.61, 2.19] 9.31 × 10⁻¹⁶ G:T 232:121 3.46 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3793126 G 0.4337 0.295 1.83 [1.58, 2.12] 1.20 × 10⁻¹⁵ G:A 226:133 9.18 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3117098 C 0.2023 0.3338 0.51 [0.43, 0.60] 1.97 × 10⁻¹⁵ C:T 116:258 2.09 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1052486 C 0.3993 0.5449 0.56 [0.48, 0.64] 2.34 × 10⁻¹⁵ C:T 106:191 8.13 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1270942 C 0.1898 0.09493 2.23 [1.82, 2.74] 4.44 × 10⁻¹⁵ C:T 178:51 4.76 × 10⁻¹⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2844697 A 0.4795 0.3419 1.77 [1.53, 2.05] 9.99 × 10⁻¹⁵ A:G 279:178 2.31 × 10⁻⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs558702 T 0.1907 0.09684 2.20 [1.79, 2.69] 1.23 × 10⁻¹⁴ T:C 173:51 3.60 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3134943 A 0.03743 0.1185 0.29 [0.21, 0.40] 1.31 × 10⁻¹⁴ A:G  42:101 8.06 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3130617 C 0.1266 0.239 0.46 [0.38, 0.56] 1.56 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T  81:191 2.56 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs389884 C 0.1881 0.09536 2.20 [1.79, 2.70] 1.77 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T 175:50 7.86 × 10⁻¹⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9267658 T 0.03214 0.1098 0.27 [0.19, 0.38] 1.79 × 10⁻¹⁴ T:C  33:92 1.31 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs13206011 C 0.2923 0.4282 0.55 [0.47, 0.64] 1.80 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T 129:288 6.90 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7756516 T 0.3824 0.5219 0.57 [0.49, 0.66] 1.80 × 10⁻¹⁴ T:C 139:313 2.74 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1480380 T 0.1702 0.08268 2.28 [1.84, 2.82] 2.33 × 10⁻¹⁴ T:C 151:54 1.25 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs10807113 A 0.3846 0.5237 0.57 [0.49, 0.66] 2.43 × 10⁻¹⁴ A:C 139:312 3.75 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3817963 G 0.4198 0.2892 1.78 [1.53, 2.07] 2.76 × 10⁻¹⁴ G:A 271:151 5.17 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs492899 G 0.1756 0.08713 2.23 [1.81, 2.76] 3.76 × 10⁻¹⁴ G:A 131:57 6.78 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3134942 A 0.2214 0.1219 2.05 [1.70, 2.47] 4.68 × 10⁻¹⁴ A:C 168:65 1.50 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2855812 T 0.3455 0.2246 1.82 [1.56, 2.13] 5.60 × 10⁻¹⁴ T:G 241:126 1.94 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs652888 C 0.3152 0.199 1.85 [1.57, 2.18] 7.12 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T 244:108 4.20 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1265759 G 0.2812 0.4129 0.56 [0.48, 0.65] 7.41 × 10⁻¹⁴ G:A 160:288 1.47 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2734583 C 0.1962 0.1034 2.12 [1.73, 2.59] 8.54 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T 168:60 8.52 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241448 C 0.157 0.2731 0.50 [0.41, 0.60] 8.73 × 10⁻¹⁴ C:T 108:207 2.43 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9271568 A 0.4383 0.3088 1.75 [1.51, 2.03] 1.23 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 273:147 7.84 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241424 C 0.3913 0.5263 0.58 [0.50, 0.67] 1.25 × 10⁻¹³ C:T 151:307 3.11 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3131296 A 0.2196 0.1219 2.03 [1.68, 2.45] 1.76 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 193:66 2.99 × 10⁻¹⁵ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7762279 C 0.1774 0.09055 2.17 [1.76, 2.67] 1.96 × 10⁻¹³ C:T 159:50 4.71 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3135353 A 0.2193 0.1226 2.01 [1.66, 2.43] 2.18 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 190:68 3.07 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3117582 C 0.1845 0.09632 2.12 [1.73, 2.61] 2.80 × 10⁻¹³ C:A 163:52 3.73 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3099844 A 0.205 0.112 2.05 [1.68, 2.48] 2.95 × 10⁻¹³ A:C 179:72 1.44 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241440 A 0.1586 0.271 1.77 [1.53, 2.05] 3.33 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 108:216 1.97 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1265758 T 0.2773 0.4048 2.20 [1.79, 2.69] 3.72 × 10⁻¹³ T:C 160:287 1.89 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9461799 C 0.2914 0.4195 0.29 [0.21, 0.40] 4.23 × 10⁻¹³ C:T 132:280 3.07 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241452 G 0.1607 0.2728 0.46 [0.38, 0.56] 4.65 × 10⁻¹³ G:A 111:212 1.91 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395150 G 0.2781 0.4046 2.20 [1.79, 2.70] 5.39 × 10⁻¹³ G:A 162:288 2.86 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3131379 T 0.1872 0.09939 0.27 [0.19, 0.38] 6.04 × 10⁻¹³ T:C 178:55 7.76 × 10⁻¹⁶ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1003878 T 0.31 0.1984 0.55 [0.47, 0.64] 6.13 × 10⁻¹³ T:C 238:114 3.86 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241453 T 0.1604 0.2717 0.57 [0.49, 0.66] 6.19 × 10⁻¹³ T:C 107:210 7.25 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1894406 A 0.2158 0.3361 2.28 [1.84, 2.82] 6.44 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 130:248 1.29 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs241447 G 0.1616 0.273 0.57 [0.49, 0.66] 6.61 × 10⁻¹³ G:A 110:209 2.97 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs12177980 A 0.2923 0.4189 1.78 [1.53, 2.07] 7.87 × 10⁻¹³ A:G 132:280 3.07 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs434841 A 0.434 0.311 2.23 [1.81, 2.76] 1.56 × 10⁻¹² A:G 282:146 4.90 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2858308 A 0.04635 0.1226 2.05 [1.70, 2.47] 1.77 × 10⁻¹² A:C  44:108 2.09 × 10⁻⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3130048 C 0.3663 0.2511 1.82 [1.56, 2.13] 3.11 × 10⁻¹² C:T 275:144 1.56 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs6901084 T 0.3458 0.4715 1.85 [1.57, 2.18] 3.26 × 10⁻¹² T:C 136:279 2.23 × 10⁻¹² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3104402 T 0.006239 0.05512 0.56 [0.48, 0.65] 4.38 × 10⁻¹² T:G  0:53 3.34 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395185 T 0.4483 0.3275 2.12 [1.73, 2.59] 6.24 × 10⁻¹² T:G 276:161 3.77 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2051549 C 0.5125 0.3883 0.50 [0.41, 0.60] 6.26 × 10⁻¹² C:T 268:121 9.11 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1150752 G 0.1617 0.08304 1.75 [1.51, 2.03] 7.99 × 10⁻¹² G:A 150:50 1.54 × 10⁻¹² <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7775228 C 0.06798 0.1499 0.58 [0.50, 0.67] 8.41 × 10⁻¹² C:T  52:126 2.91 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2251396 T 0.3708 0.2575 2.03 [1.68, 2.45] 9.46 × 10⁻¹² T:C 250:135 4.60 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7453920 A 0.5125 0.3898 2.17 [1.76, 2.67] 1.07 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 287:131 2.34 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs477515 T 0.426 0.3086 2.01 [1.66, 2.43] 1.36 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 257:149 8.32 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2301271 T 0.5116 0.3897 2.12 [1.73, 2.61] 1.43 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 288:131 1.72 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2071469 A 0.2437 0.3587 2.05 [1.68, 2.48] 1.52 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 137:253 4.26 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2516049 G 0.426 0.3093 1.66 [1.43, 1.92] 1.75 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 271:153 1.00 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2442749 G 0.41 0.2948 1.66 [1.43, 1.93] 2.03 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 273:157 2.22 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs1980493 G 0.2228 0.1331 1.87 [1.55, 2.25] 2.59 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 187:79 3.55 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3134792 C 0.176 0.0952 2.03 [1.64, 2.51] 2.67 × 10⁻¹¹ C:A 139:61 3.48 × 10⁻⁸ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs17500468 G 0.05348 0.1269 0.39 [0.29, 0.52] 3.32 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A  38:116 3.27 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3129943 G 0.3394 0.2315 1.71 [1.46, 2.00] 3.38 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 259:117 2.42 × 10⁻¹³ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2284178 T 0.3788 0.4987 0.61 [0.53, 0.71] 4.26 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 169:294 6.28 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7750641 T 0.1887 0.1069 1.94 [1.59, 2.37] 4.64 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 161:69 1.31 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3101942 C 0.269 0.3807 0.60 [0.51, 0.70] 1.55 × 10⁻¹⁰ C:T 109:273 4.82 × 10⁻¹⁷ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3892710 T 0.2482 0.1575 1.77 [1.48, 2.11] 1.82 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C 210:95 4.55 × 10⁻¹¹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2233956 G 0.2549 0.1649 1.73 [1.46, 2.06] 4.48 × 10⁻¹⁰ G:A 204:99 1.62 × 10⁻⁹ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3130544 A 0.1845 0.1077 1.87 [1.53, 2.29] 5.56 × 10⁻¹⁰ A:C 166:71 6.79 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9268530 C 0.2228 0.141 1.75 [1,45, 2.10] 1.91 × 10⁻⁹ C:T 184:82 4.00 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2395162 T 0.2228 0.141 1.75 [1.45, 2.10] 1.91 × 10⁻⁹ T:G 185:82 2.91 × 10⁻¹⁰ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs9501660 G 0.5348 0.4287 1.53 [1.33, 1.77] 5.39 × 10⁻⁹ G:T 292:137 7.24 × 10⁻¹⁴ <1.00 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2596472 G 0.1455 0.2559 0.50 [0.41, 0.60] 3.34 × 10⁻¹³ G:A  99:172 9.23 × 10⁻⁶  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3132486 C 0.3798 0.5136 0.58 [0.50, 0.67] 1.21 × 10⁻¹² C:T 165:261 3.30 × 10⁻⁶  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3132630 A 0.1889 0.1061 1.96 [1.61, 2.40] 2.43 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 149:69 6.02 × 10⁻⁸  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2071474 A 0.1938 0.3008 0.56 [0.47, 0.66] 3.05 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 120:219 7.58 × 10⁻⁸  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2228397 T 0.1555 0.2414 0.58 [0.48, 0.70] 2.64 × 10⁻⁸ T:G  72:175 5.61 × 10⁻¹¹  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs154981 G 0.408 0.4926 0.71 [0.61, 0.82] 3.41 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 151:304 7.35 × 10⁻¹³  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2856705 A 0.04635 0.1227 0.35 [0.26, 0.47] 1.72 × 10⁻¹² A:G  44:100 3.06 × 10⁻⁶  2.22 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs3132131 A 0.2335 0.3056 0.69 [0.59, 0.82] 1.11 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 117:257 4.51 × 10⁻¹³  2.22 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7774434 C 0.5045 0.3835 1.64 [1.42, 1.89] 1.97 × 10⁻¹¹ C:T 295:184 3.94 × 10⁻⁷  3.33 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2071472 A 0.1952 0.3004 0.56 [0.48, 0.67] 6.55 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 120:217 1.26 × 10⁻⁷  3.33 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2523454 T 0.3654 0.2581 1.66 [1.42, 1.93] 1.02 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C 238:134 6.96 × 10⁻⁸  3.33 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2516424 C 0.4774 0.3604 1.62 [1.40, 1.88] 7.14 × 10⁻¹¹ C:T 256:150 1.44 × 10⁻⁷  4.44 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2248617 A 0.4742 0.3596 1.61 [1.39, 1.86] 1.33 × 10⁻¹⁰ A:G 265:157 1.46 × 10⁻⁷  7.77 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs2219893 G 0.2186 0.3268 0.58 [0.49, 0.68] 7.32 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 137:236 2.96 × 10⁻⁷  8.88 × 10⁻¹⁶ 6 rs7356880 T 0.008913 0.05302 0.16 [0.08, 0.31] 3.19 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C  8:48 9.03 × 10⁻⁸  1.11 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2395488 G 0.4733 0.3596 1.60 [1.38, 1.85] 1.93 × 10⁻¹⁰ G:A 264:157 1.84 × 10⁻⁷  1.33 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs3132631 A 0.1884 0.1044 1.99 [1.63, 2.44] 1.05 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 138:71 3.58 × 10⁻⁶  1.44 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2621373 G 0.2103 0.315 0.58 [0.49, 0.69] 1.67 × 10⁻¹⁰ G:A 131:229 2.40 × 10⁻⁷  1.55 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs9267444 A 0.4385 0.3358 1.55 [1.33, 1.79] 5.37 × 10⁻⁹ A:G 280:159 7.70 × 10⁻⁹  1.55 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs17842183 A 0.1337 0.2268 0.53 [0.43, 0.64] 1.26 × 10⁻¹⁰ A:C 110:199 4.13 × 10⁻⁷  2.00 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs9391838 A 0.443 0.3208 1.68 [1.45, 1.95] 3.02 × 10⁻¹² A:G 260:171 1.81 × 10⁻⁵  2.11 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs6906662 A 0.008913 0.05517 0.15 [0.08, 0.29] 9.18 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G  14:55 7.98 × 10⁻⁷  2.78 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs6910071 G 0.2692 0.1759 1.73 [1.46, 2.05] 2.57 × 10⁻¹⁰ G:A 205:114 3.49 × 10⁻⁷  3.44 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2516400 T 0.4375 0.3323 1.56 [1.35, 1.81] 2.23 × 10⁻⁹ T:C 261:150 4.37 × 10⁻⁸  3.66 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2267644 A 0.1016 0.03937 2.76 [2.07, 3.67] 6.16 × 10⁻¹³ A:G  74:35 1.87 × 10⁻⁴  4.33 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs3132453 A 0.01007 0.05979 0.16 [0.09, 0.30] 3.94 × 10⁻¹¹ A:C  17:57 3.32 × 10⁻⁶  4.89 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2395471 A 0.3422 0.4614 0.61 [0.52, 0.70] 3.76 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 169:265 4.06 × 10⁻⁶  5.77 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs154978 G 0.4002 0.4742 0.74 [0.64, 0.86] 4.51 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 150:297 3.58 × 10⁻¹²  6.00 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2596501 G 0.5268 0.4265 1.50 [1.30, 1.73] 3.45 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 279:157 5.14 × 10⁻⁹  6.66 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2253907 G 0.4143 0.5285 0.63 [0.55, 0.73] 3.80 × 10⁻¹⁰ G:A 168:273 5.73 × 10⁻⁷  8.10 × 10⁻¹⁵ 6 rs2523864 G 0.4064 0.5316 0.60 [0.52, 0.70] 6.64 × 10⁻¹² T:G 277:193 1.07 × 10⁻⁴  2.54 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs3094127 C 0.3226 0.2148 1.74 [1.48, 2.04] 8.47 × 10⁻¹² C:T 209:136 8.49 × 10⁻⁵  2.58 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs2050189 G 0.3021 0.2145 1.59 [1.35, 1.86] 2.15 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 218:117 3.43 × 10⁻⁸  2.64 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs9261661 C 0.1676 0.09764 1.86 [1.51, 2.29] 3.91 × 10⁻⁹ C:T 139:65 2.21 × 10⁻⁷  3.08 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs886424 A 0.1881 0.1121 1.84 [1.51, 2.24] 1.37 × 10⁻⁹ A:G 155:79 6.76 × 10⁻⁷  3.31 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs3129963 G 0.2255 0.1509 1.64 [1.37, 1.96] 7.52 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 184:91 2.05 × 10⁻⁸  5.40 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs2239800 C 0.05804 0.1216 0.45 [0.34, 0.59] 6.96 × 10⁻⁹ C:T  39:100 2.29 × 10⁻⁷  5.60 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs549182 A 0.07616 0.02641 3.04 [2.17, 4.26] 1.76 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G  65:28 1.25 × 10⁻⁴  7.61 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs6903496 A 0.06875 0.02318 3.11 [2.18, 4.45] 7.02 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G  58:21 3.14 × 10⁻⁵  7.67 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs3115673 A 0.1989 0.1096 2.02 [1.65, 2.46] 2.36 × 10⁻¹² A:C 168:113 0.001034  8.46 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs2246618 T 0.4396 0.332 1.58 [1.36, 1.83] 1.86 × 10⁻⁹ T:C 207:120 1.50 × 10⁻⁶  9.61 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs3130380 A 0.1533 0.09019 1.83 [1.47, 2.27] 3.57 × 10⁻⁸ A:G 126:54 8.03 × 10⁻⁸  9.89 × 10⁻¹⁴ 6 rs2071540 A 0.3316 0.4011 0.74 [0.64, 0.86] 8.27 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 144:279 5.24 × 10⁻¹¹  1.48 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs805274 G 0.3616 0.2419 1.78 [1.52, 2.07] 2.90 × 10⁻¹³ G:A 217:171 0.01953  1.91 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs507778 A 0.5382 0.4193 1.61 [1.40, 1.87] 8.40 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G 262:179 7.74 × 10⁻⁵  2.19 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs3129939 G 0.2112 0.1496 1.52 [1.27, 1.83] 6.74 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 187:86 9.79 × 10⁻¹⁰  2.22 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs9501626 A 0.06194 0.1295 0.44 [0.34, 0.58] 2.38 × 10⁻⁹ A:C  60:123 3.21 × 10⁻⁶  2.56 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2516390 G 0.3084 0.4085 0.65 [0.55, 0.75] 1.42 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 160:263 5.50 × 10⁻⁷  2.62 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2508015 T 0.5223 0.4032 1.62 [1.40, 1.87] 4.95 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 266:186 1.68 × 10⁻⁴  2.78 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2844484 T 0.3089 0.4089 0.65 [0.56, 0.75] 1.52 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 162:265 6.21 × 10⁻⁷  3.14 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2027856 T 0.0625 0.1327 0.44 [0.33, 0.57] 7.39 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C  50:104 1.35 × 10⁻⁵  3.32 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2269426 T 0.3253 0.4335 0.63 [0.54, 0.73] 1.33 × 10⁻⁹ T:C 158:248 7.95 × 10⁻⁶  3.50 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs3095329 C 0.3107 0.2087 1.71 [1.45, 2.01] 6.54 × 10⁻¹¹ C:T 206:137 1.95 × 10⁻⁴  4.20 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs928815 A 0.3089 0.4086 0.65 [0.56, 0.75] 1.69 × 10⁻⁸ A:C 162:264 7.74 × 10⁻⁷  4.32 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs408359 T 0.1741 0.09361 2.04 [1.66, 2.52] 1.13 × 10⁻¹¹ T:C 107:65 0.001363  5.04 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs6903130 G 0.5598 0.4698 1.44 [1.24, 1.66] 7.94 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 154:269 2.25 × 10⁻⁸  5.84 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs2256594 C 0.09447 0.1728 0.50 [0.40, 0.63] 1.30 × 10⁻⁹ C:T  98:169 1.39 × 10⁻⁵  5.91 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs1573649 C 0.5597 0.4693 1.44 [1.25, 1.66] 7.12 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 155:268 3.92 × 10⁻⁸  9.00 × 10⁻¹³ 6 rs480092 G 0.2148 0.1261 1.90 [1.57, 2.29] 1.85 × 10⁻¹¹ G:A 184:129 0.001879  1.11 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs1634747 T 0.5146 0.4195 1.47 [1.27, 1.70] 2.25 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 212:117 1.63 × 10⁻⁷  1.17 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs9261290 C 0.148 0.08749 1.81 [1.45, 2.26] 8.45 × 10⁻⁸ C:T 128:59 4.52 × 10⁻⁷  1.22 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3132580 T 0.1979 0.1273 1.69 [1.40, 2.05] 6.18 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 162:85 9.61 × 10⁻⁷  1.87 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs2076537 T 0.4091 0.3272 1.42 [1.23, 1.65] 2.64 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 287:168 2.42 × 10⁻⁸  2.01 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs206777 C 0.3048 0.3993 0.66 [0.57, 0.77] 7.72 × 10⁻⁸ C:T 176:281 9.03 × 10⁻⁷  2.18 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs12663103 C 0.01693 0.06255 0.26 [0.16, 0.42] 4.06 × 10⁻⁹ C:T  22:61 1.86 × 10⁻⁵  2.36 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3095340 G 0.2143 0.1409 1.66 [1.38, 2.00] 5.84 × 10⁻⁸ G:T 175:96 1.60 × 10⁻⁶  2.89 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs8192591 A 0.00361 0.03384 0.10 [0.04, 0.28] 6.81 × 10⁻⁸ A:G  1:26 1.50 × 10⁻⁶  3.16 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3132610 C 0.1604 0.09886 1.74 [1.41, 2.15] 1.85 × 10⁻⁷ C:T 143:70 5.68 × 10⁻⁷  3.25 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3129763 A 0.367 0.2789 1.50 [1.29, 1.75] 1.70 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 243:145 6.52 × 10⁻⁷  3.41 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs2857595 T 0.2665 0.1805 1.65 [1.39, 1.96] 6.69 × 10⁻⁹ T:C 208:129 1.68 × 10⁻⁵  3.47 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3094061 G 0.1774 0.112 1.71 [1.40, 2.09] 1.34 × 10⁻⁷ G:T 147:74 9.08 × 10⁻⁷  3.75 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs9276831 G 0.07308 0.1578 0.42 [0.33, 0.54] 4.90 × 10⁻¹² G:A  82:112 0.03125  4.67 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3806156 T 0.4562 0.3548 1.53 [1.32, 1.77] 1.19 × 10⁻⁸ T:G 276:183 1.42 × 10⁻⁵  5.12 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs3997987 C 0.2946 0.4115 0.60 [0.51, 0.70] 3.71 × 10⁻¹¹ C:A 167:223 0.004573  5.16 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs1264622 A 0.2308 0.1619 1.55 [1.30, 1.86] 1.07 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 200:108 1.59 × 10⁻⁷  5.17 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs9275602 A 0.2222 0.1455 1.68 [1.40, 2.02] 2.88 × 10⁻⁸ A:C 140:74 6.43 × 10⁻⁶  5.62 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs2239804 A 0.367 0.479 0.63 [0.54, 0.73] 6.21 × 10⁻¹⁰ A:G 194:272 3.02 × 10⁻⁴  5.69 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs376510 A 0.1257 0.05993 2.26 [1.76, 2.89] 4.79 × 10⁻¹¹ A:G  95:60 0.004935  7.11 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs404860 C 0.09804 0.1745 0.51 [0.41, 0.64] 3.91 × 10⁻⁹ C:T 103:168 7.87 × 10⁻⁵  9.16 × 10⁻¹² 6 rs12153855 C 0.06506 0.1229 0.50 [0.38, 0.65] 1.97 × 10⁻⁷ C:T  48:107 2.15 × 10⁻⁶  1.24 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2844773 T 0.2023 0.1347 1.63 [1.35, 1.97] 3.46 × 10⁻⁷ T:G 162:86 1.39 × 10⁻⁶  1.41 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs580962 G 0.3209 0.4138 0.67 [0.58, 0.78] 1.55 × 10⁻⁷ G:A 186:287 3.42 × 10⁻⁶  1.55 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs3094073 T 0.2068 0.1365 1.65 [1.37, 1.99] 1.40 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 162:89 4.07 × 10⁻⁶  1.67 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs1053924 A 0.1756 0.2765 0.56 [0.47, 0.67] 1.11 × 10⁻¹⁰ A:G 158:211 0.005797  1.88 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2516415 T 0.4328 0.3451 1.45 [1.25, 1.68] 7.02 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 244:147 9.32 × 10⁻⁷  1.90 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2071538 T 0.1328 0.1957 0.63 [0.51, 0.77] 5.58 × 10⁻⁶ T:C  90:176 1.34 × 10⁻⁷  2.17 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs3132571 C 0.4848 0.378 1.55 [1.34, 1.79] 2.67 × 10⁻⁹ C:T 272:194 3.02 × 10⁻⁴  2.33 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs3130050 G 0.06328 0.1203 0.49 [0.38, 0.65] 2.23 × 10⁻⁷ G:A  40:93 4.31 × 10⁻⁶  2.76 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2248372 A 0.2383 0.3399 0.61 [0.52, 0.72] 1.87 × 10⁻⁹ A:G 148:214 5.23 × 10⁻⁴  2.79 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs406936 T 0.08021 0.1315 0.58 [0.45, 0.74] 1.02 × 10⁻⁵ T:C  69:147 1.11 × 10⁻⁷  3.23 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs8321 G 0.1462 0.08772 1.78 [1.43, 2.22] 2.16 × 10⁻⁷ G:T 109:52 7.05 × 10⁻⁶  4.29 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2857106 G 0.1275 0.1933 0.61 [0.50, 0.75] 1.69 × 10⁻⁶ G:A  85:162 9.61 × 10⁻⁷  4.58 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs9267532 T 0.1248 0.06212 2.15 [1.68, 2.75] 4.39 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C  96:60 0.003948  4.86 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs454212 A 0.08152 0.1307 0.59 [0.46, 0.76] 2.56 × 10⁻⁵ A:G  68:147 7.13 × 10⁻⁸  5.12 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs3130564 T 0.2527 0.1811 1.53 [1.29, 1.82] 1.15 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 196:112 1.70 × 10⁻⁶  5.46 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs2523989 A 0.1946 0.1255 1.68 [1.39, 2.04] 9.77 × 10⁻⁸ A:G 158:92 2.99 × 10⁻⁵  8.05 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs3130350 T 0.1569 0.08932 1.90 [1.53, 2.35] 3.98 × 10⁻⁹ T:G  79:42 7.69 × 10⁻⁴  8.43 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs6924102 G 0.508 0.4462 1.28 [1.11, 1.48] 6.74 × 10⁻⁴ G:A 275:154 5.16 × 10⁻⁹  9.53 × 10⁻¹¹ 6 rs1264350 G 0.1863 0.1238 1.62 [1.33, 1.97] 1.08 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 160:87 3.40 × 10⁻⁶  1.00 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2156875 G 0.4073 0.4969 0.70 [0.60, 0.80] 8.34 × 10⁻⁷ G:A 188:288 4.57 × 10⁻⁶  1.04 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3830041 A 0.04991 0.1006 0.47 [0.35, 0.63] 5.26 × 10⁻⁷ A:G  44:97 8.07 × 10⁻⁶  1.15 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs6906846 A 0.2121 0.3074 0.61 [0.51, 0.72] 5.10 × 10⁻⁹ A:G 147:210 8.55 × 10⁻⁴  1.18 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2107202 A 0.1812 0.2662 0.61 [0.51, 0.73] 4.59 × 10⁻⁸ A:G 135:207 9.89 × 10⁻⁵  1.23 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2517532 T 0.2888 0.3753 0.68 [0.58, 0.79] 7.24 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 159:250 6.81 × 10⁻⁶  1.33 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs387608 T 0.082 0.133 0.58 [0.46, 0.74] 1.27 × 10⁻⁵ T:C  72:147 4.02 × 10⁻⁷  1.38 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2516398 C 0.2322 0.3088 0.68 [0.57, 0.80] 3.97 × 10⁻⁶ C:A 112:197 1.33 × 10⁻⁶  1.42 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9267665 T 0.09537 0.04243 2.38 [1.79, 3.16] 9.28 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C  79:48 0.005945  1.48 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs204991 G 0.2509 0.1864 1.46 [1.23, 1.74] 1.28 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 212:120 4.44 × 10⁻⁷  1.53 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs479536 T 0.02679 0.06955 0.37 [0.25, 0.55] 3.02 × 10⁻⁷ T:C  31:75 1.92 × 10⁻⁵  1.56 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3763349 T 0.4036 0.4536 0.82 [0.71, 0.94] 0.005659 T:C 154:281 1.14 × 10⁻⁹  1.72 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs4959089 G 0.1141 0.1859 0.56 [0.46, 0.70] 9.05 × 10⁻⁸ G:A  98:162 7.21 × 10⁻⁵  1.75 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs385306 T 0.3021 0.2043 1.69 [1.43, 1.99] 2.66 × 10⁻¹⁰ T:C 201:159 0.02686  1.91 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2395174 G 0.3107 0.2421 1.41 [1.20, 1.65] 2.03 × 10⁻⁵ G:T 235:137 3.75 × 10⁻⁷  2.02 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs1419675 C 0.181 0.2677 0.60 [0.51, 0.72] 2.61 × 10⁻⁸ C:A 138:205 2.97 × 10⁻⁴  2.06 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs4424066 G 0.4964 0.3998 1.48 [1.28, 1.71] 8.75 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 279:194 9.30 × 10⁻⁵  2.16 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3134940 G 0.2326 0.1728 1.45 [1.22, 1.73] 3.14 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 198:108 2.68 × 10⁻⁷  2.23 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs415929 G 0.2888 0.3692 0.69 [0.59, 0.81] 3.33 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 142:233 2.61 × 10⁻⁶  2.30 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs6911628 T 0.3625 0.2693 1.54 [1.32, 1.80] 2.44 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 228:158 3.67 × 10⁻⁴  2.36 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs241407 A 0.1658 0.1072 1.66 [1.35, 2.03] 1.32 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 126:64 6.86 × 10⁻⁶  2.39 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9275653 G 0.4697 0.3723 1.49 [1.29, 1.73] 5.14 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 257:179 1.87 × 10⁻⁴  2.54 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs1065356 T 0.2852 0.1935 1.66 [1.41, 1.96] 1.59 × 10⁻⁹ T:C 213:160 0.006065  2.55 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3094694 G 0.2428 0.1617 1.66 [1.39, 1.98] 1.37 × 10⁻⁸ G:A 176:118 7.18 × 10⁻⁴  2.60 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs241409 C 0.164 0.1072 1.63 [1.33, 2.01] 2.61 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 128:64 3.86 × 10⁻⁶  2.65 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3817973 A 0.4964 0.4005 1.48 [1.28, 1.70] 1.12 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 279:194 9.30 × 10⁻⁵  2.73 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9266722 T 0.1625 0.09624 1.82 [1.48, 2.25] 1.79 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 127:78 6.21 × 10⁻⁴  2.92 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs7773694 A 0.2843 0.2103 1.49 [1.27, 1.76] 1.70 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 198:118 6.78 × 10⁻⁶  3.01 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs204990 T 0.2482 0.1867 1.44 [1.21, 1.71] 3.13 × 10⁻⁵ T:G 214:121 3.75 × 10⁻⁷  3.08 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9257809 G 0.1355 0.08231 1.75 [1.39, 2.19] 1.15 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 112:55 1.03 × 10⁻⁵  3.09 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2076530 G 0.5027 0.4085 1.46 [1.27, 1.69] 1.94 × 10⁻⁷ G:A 280:193 6.33 × 10⁻⁵  3.21 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2523987 G 0.1809 0.115 1.70 [1.39, 2.07] 1.44 × 10⁻⁷ G:T 143:84 9.00 × 10⁻⁵  3.38 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs7755596 C 0.2848 0.2106 1.49 [1.27, 1.76] 1.60 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 197:118 8.54 × 10⁻⁶  3.54 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9262143 T 0.1578 0.09711 1.74 [1.41, 2.15] 2.29 × 10⁻⁷ T:C  79:36 6.08 × 10⁻⁵  3.61 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9378200 C 0.02763 0.07568 0.35 [0.24, 0.51] 2.75 × 10⁻⁸ C:T  36:72 5.32 × 10⁻⁴  3.80 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3130361 A 0.1375 0.2122 0.59 [0.49, 0.72] 1.58 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 122:191 9.62 × 10⁻⁵  3.93 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs412657 A 0.4189 0.5166 0.67 [0.58, 0.78] 8.11 × 10⁻⁸ A:C 195:275 2.24 × 10⁻⁴  4.68 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9276162 G 0.2941 0.2215 1.46 [1.25, 1.72] 3.73 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 202:120 4.89 × 10⁻⁶  4.69 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs1634731 G 0.09982 0.1649 0.56 [0.45, 0.70] 3.51 × 10⁻⁷ G:A  78:136 7.35 × 10⁻⁵  6.54 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9276291 T 0.2905 0.2177 1.47 [1.25, 1.74] 3.81 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 195:116 7.48 × 10⁻⁶  7.21 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2254556 A 0.08913 0.1461 0.57 [0.45, 0.72] 2.74 × 10⁻⁶ A:G  69:131 1.17 × 10⁻⁵  8.05 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2534678 A 0.09034 0.1504 0.56 [0.44, 0.71] 1.04 × 10⁻⁶ A:C  57:111 3.10 × 10⁻⁵  8.10 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9296015 A 0.1138 0.1796 0.59 [0.47, 0.73] 8.29 × 10⁻⁷ A:G  96:162 3.97 × 10⁻⁵  8.28 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs3819715 T 0.2932 0.3723 0.70 [0.60, 0.82] 5.18 × 10⁻⁶ T:G 157:247 7.55 × 10⁻⁶  9.75 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs2523535 C 0.458 0.3633 1.48 [1.28, 1.71] 1.12 × 10⁻⁷ C:T 252:178 3.59 × 10⁻⁴  9.98 × 10⁻¹⁰ 6 rs9501239 G 0.07728 0.03853 2.09 [1.53, 2.86] 2.47 × 10⁻⁶ G:A  75:31 1.92 × 10⁻⁵  1.18 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs188245 C 0.5304 0.443 1.42 [1.23, 1.64] 1.63 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 277:187 2.94 × 10⁻⁵  1.18 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1012411 C 0.3939 0.3027 1.50 [1.29, 1.74] 1.09 × 10⁻⁷ C:A 253:180 4.51 × 10⁻⁴  1.21 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs13215135 G 0.006239 0.03196 0.19 [0.09, 0.41] 3.18 × 10⁻⁶ G:A  7:35 1.56 × 10⁻⁵  1.22 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2844635 C 0.4679 0.3864 1.40 [1.21, 1.61] 5.65 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 274:180 1.03 × 10⁻⁵  1.42 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2844746 A 0.2718 0.3591 0.67 [0.57, 0.78] 3.65 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 175:253 1.63 × 10⁻⁴  1.46 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs7758736 A 0.2112 0.1633 1.37 [1.15, 1.65] 6.08 × 10⁻⁴ A:G 170:85 1.02 × 10⁻⁷  1.52 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs6457536 G 0.246 0.1957 1.34 [1.13, 1.59] 7.44 × 10⁻⁴ G:A 209:113 8.80 × 10⁻⁸  1.60 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3117230 C 0.2825 0.2143 1.44 [1.23, 1.70] 1.08 × 10⁻⁵ C:T 219:134 6.07 × 10⁻⁶  1.60 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2064478 A 0.2825 0.2145 1.44 [1.22, 1.70] 1.15 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 219:134 6.07 × 10⁻⁶  1.71 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1058026 G 0.134 0.2121 0.57 [0.47, 0.70] 4.19 × 10⁻⁸ G:T  97:146 0.00167  1.71 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs4678 T 0.2703 0.1889 1.59 [1.34, 1.88] 6.59 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 175:119 0.001091  1.75 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2746150 T 0.1301 0.08005 1.72 [1.37, 2.16] 3.30 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 108:54 2.21 × 10⁻⁵  1.77 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs6457374 C 0.2914 0.2172 1.48 [1.26, 1.75] 1.94 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 213:136 3.76 × 10⁻⁵  1.78 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs204999 G 0.361 0.2878 1.40 [1.20, 1.63] 1.49 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 265:170 5.24 × 10⁻⁶  1.90 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1265761 C 0.1052 0.05468 2.03 [1.56, 2.64] 7.34 × 10⁻⁸ C:T  95:55 0.001091  1.94 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs719654 T 0.1604 0.2259 0.65 [0.54, 0.79] 8.38 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 103:177 9.76 × 10⁻⁶  1.98 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2905722 T 0.05804 0.1121 0.49 [0.37, 0.65] 3.98 × 10⁻⁷ T:C  54:100 2.10 × 10⁻⁴  2.02 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2517403 G 0.4676 0.3861 1.40 [1.21, 1.61] 6.07 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 276:183 1.42 × 10⁻⁵  2.08 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3128918 C 0.1417 0.2005 0.66 [0.54, 0.80] 2.81 × 10⁻⁵ C:T  76:145 3.46 × 10⁻⁶  2.33 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs209473 A 0.3696 0.45 0.72 [0.62, 0.83] 8.20 × 10⁻⁶ A:C 193:289 1.23 × 10⁻⁵  2.42 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2844494 G 0.2303 0.3091 0.67 [0.57, 0.79] 2.14 × 10⁻⁶ G:T 131:205 5.41 × 10⁻⁵  2.76 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3094691 T 0.3923 0.4936 0.66 [0.57, 0.77] 4.34 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 153:210 0.002774  2.87 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2281390 A 0.1417 0.1996 0.66 [0.54, 0.81] 3.60 × 10⁻⁵ A:C  76:145 3.46 × 10⁻⁶  2.97 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3094054 A 0.156 0.09413 1.78 [1.44, 2.20] 9.99 × 10⁻⁸ A:C  81:45 0.001341  3.18 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs200968 G 0.205 0.1401 1.58 [1.31, 1.91] 1.32 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 159:97 1.07 × 10⁻⁴  3.33 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2249742 T 0.4231 0.5163 0.69 [0.59, 0.79] 3.31 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 185:259 4.45 × 10⁻⁴  3.48 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2517598 T 0.2032 0.137 1.61 [1.33, 1.94] 6.86 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 162:102 2.22 × 10⁻⁴  3.59 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs206015 T 0.0615 0.1172 0.49 [0.37, 0.65] 3.02 × 10⁻⁷ T:C  72:120 5.32 × 10⁻⁴  3.78 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs4386816 C 0.09002 0.1601 0.52 [0.41, 0.66] 2.25 × 10⁻⁸ C:T  72:108 0.00729  3.86 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3132685 T 0.1491 0.09843 1.61 [1.30, 1.99] 1.34 × 10⁻⁵ T:C 121:62 1.29 × 10⁻⁵  4.05 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2844657 C 0.2602 0.19 1.50 [1.27, 1.78] 2.55 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 190:120 7.02 × 10⁻⁵  4.20 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2247056 T 0.2914 0.2187 1.47 [1.25, 1.73] 3.26 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 212:137 5.95 × 10⁻⁵  4.53 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3095089 A 0.2339 0.1649 1.55 [1.30, 1.85] 1.28 × 10⁻⁶ A:C 165:103 1.52 × 10⁻⁴  4.56 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs423639 T 0.131 0.08574 1.61 [1.28, 2.02] 3.65 × 10⁻⁵ T:C 124:62 5.47 × 10⁻⁶  4.66 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3094122 C 0.2843 0.2113 1.48 [1.26, 1.75] 2.33 × 10⁻⁶ C:A 194:124 8.66 × 10⁻⁵  4.70 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2856997 T 0.3276 0.4131 0.69 [0.60, 0.80] 1.61 × 10⁻⁶ T:G 167:244 1.46 × 10⁻⁴  5.43 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2844659 A 0.2598 0.1907 1.49 [1.26, 1.77] 3.77 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 195:124 7.03 × 10⁻⁵  6.12 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs3131063 A 0.5285 0.4353 1.45 [1.26, 1.68] 2.91 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 263:193 0.001045  6.97 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1367728 A 0.06328 0.1146 0.52 [0.40, 0.69] 2.11 × 10⁻⁶ A:G  48:93 1.51 × 10⁻⁴  7.28 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1977090 A 0.06774 0.1185 0.54 [0.41, 0.70] 4.04 × 10⁻⁶ A:G  45:91 8.00 × 10⁻⁵  7.38 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs1235162 C 0.1329 0.08341 1.68 [1.34, 2.12] 6.32 × 10⁻⁶ C:T 102:52 5.60 × 10⁻⁵  8.05 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2516440 T 0.2991 0.3836 0.69 [0.59, 0.80] 1.29 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 170:243 3.28 × 10⁻⁴  9.58 × 10⁻⁹ 6 rs2621330 A 0.08125 0.03907 2.18 [1.61, 2.94] 2.47 × 10⁻⁷ A:G  73:40 0.001907  1.06 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs12660382 T 0.1562 0.2373 0.60 [0.49, 0.72] 5.06 × 10⁻⁸ T:C 111:153 0.00974  1.11 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9264779 A 0.08824 0.1475 0.56 [0.44, 0.71] 1.12 × 10⁻⁶ A:C  80:131 4.46 × 10⁻⁴  1.12 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2244839 A 0.2291 0.3071 0.67 [0.57, 0.79] 1.93 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 148:217 3.04 × 10⁻⁴  1.31 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs185819 T 0.508 0.4413 1.31 [1.13, 1.51] 2.44 × 10⁻⁴ C:T 178:278 2.83 × 10⁻⁶  1.52 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs602875 G 0.3521 0.2813 1.39 [1.19, 1.62] 2.71 × 10⁻⁵ G:A 226:145 2.61 × 10⁻⁵  1.56 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs206769 A 0.1639 0.2299 0.66 [0.54, 0.79] 9.59 × 10⁻⁶ A:G  95:158 7.47 × 10⁻⁵  1.58 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3130933 A 0.05526 0.1006 0.52 [0.39, 0.70] 8.77 × 10⁻⁶ A:G  53:102 8.29 × 10⁻⁵  1.60 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs13199524 T 0.05268 0.09632 0.52 [0.39, 0.70] 1.29 × 10⁻⁵ T:C  36:79 6.08 × 10⁻⁵  1.72 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2844533 C 0.1863 0.2351 0.74 [0.62, 0.89] 0.001209 C:T 107:193 6.86 × 10⁻⁷  1.82 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9275596 C 0.3802 0.3099 1.37 [1.18, 1.59] 5.00 × 10⁻⁵ C:T 210:131 1.89 × 10⁻⁵  2.05 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs757256 A 0.4777 0.4299 1.21 [1.05, 1.40] 0.008475 A:G 280:168 1.21 × 10⁻⁷  2.23 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2280800 T 0.1533 0.09055 1.82 [1.47, 2.26] 4.37 × 10⁻⁸ T:G 131:97 0.02434  2.30 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs1383265 G 0.1221 0.1899 0.59 [0.48, 0.73] 6.47 × 10⁻⁷ G:A 107:158 0.001731  2.42 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3130340 C 0.25 0.2038 1.30 [1.10, 1.54] 0.002218 C:T 218:125 5.13 × 10⁻⁷  2.46 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs1055569 T 0.2961 0.38 0.69 [0.59, 0.80] 1.47 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 171:239 7.84 × 10⁻⁴  2.48 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3115553 A 0.2496 0.2038 1.30 [1.10, 1.54] 0.002427 A:G 218:125 5.13 × 10⁻⁷  2.68 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2442719 G 0.3426 0.4217 0.71 [0.62, 0.83] 9.27 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 165:242 1.35 × 10⁻⁴  2.69 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2260000 C 0.3295 0.4204 0.68 [0.58, 0.79] 3.23 × 10⁻⁷ C:T 174:231 0.004621  3.18 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs12207951 T 0.08945 0.1489 0.56 [0.44, 0.71] 1.21 × 10⁻⁶ T:C  69:112 0.001393  3.56 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs10484566 G 0.08125 0.04549 1.86 [1.39, 2.48] 2.45 × 10⁻⁵ G:T  74:33 7.38 × 10⁻⁵  3.82 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs1041981 A 0.4016 0.3271 1.38 [1.19, 1.60] 1.89 × 10⁻⁵ A:C 241:163 1.04 × 10⁻⁴  4.14 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2517485 A 0.4724 0.3971 1.36 [1.18, 1.57] 2.95 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 270:185 6.75 × 10⁻⁵  4.18 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2248462 A 0.1426 0.2145 0.61 [0.50, 0.74] 5.14 × 10⁻⁷ A:G 110:157 0.004023  4.34 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2256965 T 0.3449 0.4369 0.68 [0.59, 0.79] 2.81 × 10⁻⁷ T:C 193:249 0.00773  4.55 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3130837 T 0.1232 0.07881 1.64 [1.30, 2.08] 2.88 × 10⁻⁵ T:G  98:50 7.96 × 10⁻⁵  4.79 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2071554 A 0.08645 0.04816 1.87 [1.41, 2.48] 1.10 × 10⁻⁵ A:G  75:36 2.14 × 10⁻⁴  4.92 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs175597 G 0.1527 0.09772 1.66 [1.34, 2.06] 2.51 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 121:75 0.001017  5.31 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs7765379 G 0.05982 0.106 0.54 [0.41, 0.71] 1.07 × 10⁻⁵ G:T  47:90 2.39 × 10⁻⁴  5.32 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9276991 G 0.08913 0.05862 1.57 [1.20, 2.06] 9.34 × 10⁻⁴ G:A  97:42 3.09 × 10⁻⁶  5.95 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3763313 C 0.1292 0.1859 0.65 [0.53, 0.80] 3.09 × 10⁻⁵ C:A 106:171 9.40 × 10⁻⁵  6.01 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2516509 G 0.142 0.2128 0.61 [0.50, 0.74] 7.25 × 10⁻⁷ G:A 110:157 0.004023  6.02 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9784758 C 0.1078 0.06349 1.78 [1.39, 2.30] 5.77 × 10⁻⁶ C:T  91:50 5.55 × 10⁻⁴  6.56 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs12198173 A 0.05882 0.101 0.56 [0.42, 0.74] 4.01 × 10⁻⁵ A:G  38:81 8.09 × 10⁻⁵  6.66 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs17533090 T 0.09893 0.1489 0.63 [0.50, 0.79] 5.33 × 10⁻⁵ T:G  79:138 6.20 × 10⁻⁵  6.78 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3129791 A 0.1248 0.08005 1.64 [1.30, 2.07] 2.80 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 102:54 1.22 × 10⁻⁴  6.98 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9368699 C 0.01337 0.04374 0.30 [0.17, 0.51] 3.93 × 10⁻⁶ C:T  14:38 8.74 × 10⁻⁴  7.04 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs887464 A 0.5 0.4172 1.40 [1.21, 1.61] 4.85 × 10⁻⁶ A:G 256:185 7.22 × 10⁻⁴  7.17 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3130817 G 0.2505 0.1819 1.50 [1.26, 1.79] 4.38 × 10⁻⁶ G:T 147:95 8.30 × 10⁻⁴  7.42 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs3117326 A 0.1239 0.07962 1.64 [1.29, 2.06] 3.21 × 10⁻⁵ A:G 102:54 1.22 × 10⁻⁴  7.94 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs11244 T 0.3717 0.2955 1.41 [1.21, 1.64] 7.68 × 10⁻⁶ T:C 238:168 5.13 × 10⁻⁴  8.01 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs9277554 T 0.3455 0.2839 1.33 [1.14, 1.55] 2.40 × 10⁻⁴ T:C 253:165 1.68 × 10⁻⁵  8.17 × 10⁻⁸ 6 rs2071481 G 0.1453 0.0923 1.67 [1.34, 2.08] 3.33 × 10⁻⁶ G:A 125:79 0.001279  8.63 × 10⁻⁸ P-values are two-sided in each instance.

TABLE 3 All HapMap SNPs in the KIAA0350 linkage disequilibrium block that have r² > 0.7 in CEPH Utah Caucasians (CEU) to the three most protective variants (rs2903692, rs725613, rs17673553) or to the at-risk variant rs7200786. B35 pos1 B35 pos2 Key SNP Other SNP D′ r² 11149407 11151695 rs17673553 rs11864680 1 1 11149407 11126542 rs17673553 rs12935657 1 1 11149407 11132565 rs17673553 rs2241099 1 0.954 11149407 11138204 rs17673553 rs7203459 1 0.899 11149407 11068467 rs17673553 rs8062923 0.95 0.859 11149407 11100000 rs17673553 rs17806056 0.948 0.814 11149407 10971822 rs17673553 rs12921922 1 0.773 11149407 10996309 rs17673553 rs13330041 1 0.773 11149407 10970437 rs17673553 rs17229044 1 0.773 11149407 11049638 rs17673553 rs17230818 1 0.773 11149407 10985839 rs17673553 rs7201845 0.943 0.727 11149407 10986662 rs17673553 rs9652599 0.943 0.726 11149407 10992204 rs17673553 rs8055968 0.941 0.718 11149407 11120182 rs17673553 rs9927527 1 0.7 11146284 11120182 rs2903692 rs9927527 1 1 11146284 11147479 rs2903692 rs12917893 1 0.959 11146284 11139358 rs2903692 rs2867880 1 0.959 11146284 11087374 rs2903692 rs12708716 1 0.958 11146284 11117948 rs2903692 rs12935413 1 0.958 11146284 11077184 rs2903692 rs725613 1 0.958 11146284 11089257 rs2903692 rs7204099 1 0.958 11146284 11111231 rs2903692 rs12103174 1 0.957 11146284 11085746 rs2903692 rs9929994 1 0.955 11146284 11066386 rs2903692 rs887864 0.956 0.876 11146284 11111066 rs2903692 rs9926078 0.955 0.874 11146284 10993469 rs2903692 rs7403919 0.913 0.799 11146284 11108929 rs2903692 rs9933507 1 0.786 11146284 11000680 rs2903692 rs9926367 1 0.777 11146284 11115118 rs2903692 rs7198004 0.954 0.772 11146284 11090394 rs2903692 rs11642009 0.951 0.758 11146284 11096649 rs2903692 rs12917716 0.954 0.743 11146284 11101431 rs2903692 rs3893660 0.954 0.743 11146284 11115223 rs2903692 rs7203150 0.954 0.743 11146284 11111722 rs2903692 rs767448 0.954 0.743 11146284 11100288 rs2903692 rs8061826 0.954 0.743 11146284 11103542 rs2903692 rs9941107 0.954 0.743 11146284 11107179 rs2903692 rs998592 0.954 0.743 11146284 11072518 rs2903692 rs11860603 1 0.738 11146284 11097389 rs2903692 rs12599402 0.953 0.737 11146284 11093374 rs2903692 rs17805769 0.953 0.737 11146284 11091127 rs2903692 rs11861236 0.952 0.735 11146284 11101519 rs2903692 rs3862468 0.952 0.733 11146284 11096431 rs2903692 rs12919083 1 0.727 11146284 11082153 rs2903692 rs2041670 1 0.727 11146284 11074959 rs2903692 rs7198621 1 0.727 11146284 10999820 rs2903692 rs8062322 1 0.727 11146284 11115395 rs2903692 rs9746695 1 0.727 11146284 11088745 rs2903692 rs9888908 1 0.727 11146284 11115823 rs2903692 rs12924985 0.951 0.727 11146284 11074189 rs2903692 rs11865121 1 0.72 11146284 11081866 rs2903692 rs9652601 1 0.72 11146284 11101381 rs2903692 rs3893661 0.94 0.717 11146284 11098901 rs2903692 rs12928537 1 0.714 11146284 11102272 rs2903692 rs12927355 1 0.711 11146284 11082065 rs2903692 rs9652582 1 0.711 11146284 11095363 rs2903692 rs12917656 0.945 0.706 11146284 11079103 rs2903692 rs12925642 1 0.703 11077184 11087374 rs725613 rs12708716 1 1 11077184 11117948 rs725613 rs12935413 1 1 11077184 11089257 rs725613 rs7204099 1 1 11077184 11085746 rs725613 rs9929994 1 1 11077184 11111231 rs725613 rs12103174 1 0.959 11077184 11120182 rs725613 rs9927527 1 0.959 11077184 11147479 rs725613 rs12917893 1 0.922 11077184 11139358 rs725613 rs2867880 1 0.922 11077184 11111066 rs725613 rs9926078 1 0.92 11077184 11066386 rs725613 rs887864 0.959 0.919 11077184 10993469 rs725613 rs7403919 0.957 0.845 11077184 11115118 rs725613 rs7198004 1 0.82 11077184 11090394 rs725613 rs11642009 0.954 0.802 11077184 11096649 rs725613 rs12917716 1 0.791 11077184 11101431 rs725613 rs3893660 1 0.791 11077184 11115223 rs725613 rs7203150 1 0.791 11077184 11111722 rs725613 rs767448 1 0.791 11077184 11100288 rs725613 rs8061826 1 0.791 11077184 11108929 rs725613 rs9933507 1 0.791 11077184 11103542 rs725613 rs9941107 1 0.791 11077184 11107179 rs725613 rs998592 1 0.791 11077184 11097389 rs725613 rs12599402 1 0.786 11077184 11093374 rs725613 rs17805769 1 0.786 11077184 11091127 rs725613 rs11861236 1 0.785 11077184 11101519 rs725613 rs3862468 1 0.783 11077184 11115823 rs725613 rs12924985 1 0.779 11077184 11101381 rs725613 rs3893661 1 0.779 11077184 11000680 rs725613 rs9926367 1 0.778 11077184 11095363 rs725613 rs12917656 1 0.763 11077184 11067186 rs725613 rs741175 0.954 0.744 11077184 11072518 rs725613 rs11860603 1 0.74 11077184 11096431 rs725613 rs12919083 1 0.734 11077184 11082153 rs725613 rs2041670 1 0.734 11077184 11074959 rs725613 rs7198621 1 0.734 11077184 10999820 rs725613 rs8062322 1 0.734 11077184 11115395 rs725613 rs9746695 1 0.734 11077184 11088745 rs725613 rs9888908 1 0.734 11077184 11074189 rs725613 rs11865121 1 0.728 11077184 11081866 rs725613 rs9652601 1 0.728 11077184 11098901 rs725613 rs12928537 1 0.722 11077184 11022124 rs725613 rs1003603 0.955 0.721 11077184 11062271 rs725613 rs2286973 0.955 0.721 11077184 11050221 rs725613 rs3901386 0.955 0.721 11077184 11067420 rs725613 rs741173 0.955 0.721 11077184 11027154 rs725613 rs8045749 0.955 0.721 11077184 11102272 rs725613 rs12927355 1 0.72 11077184 11082065 rs725613 rs9652582 1 0.72 11077184 11022340 rs725613 rs1985372 0.954 0.715 11077184 11018848 rs725613 rs9935174 0.954 0.715 11077184 11026001 rs725613 rs1861548 0.953 0.715 11077184 11007208 rs725613 rs7194305 0.953 0.715 11077184 11079103 rs725613 rs12925642 1 0.712 11077184 11007469 rs725613 rs17804470 0.952 0.708 11085302 10997588 rs7200786 rs8050144 1 0.815 11085302 10999062 rs7200786 rs8055544 1 0.815 11085302 10954327 rs7200786 rs12443971 1 0.808 11085302 10964119 rs7200786 rs1700820 1 0.783 11085302 10960425 rs7200786 rs7404554 1 0.783 11085302 10964770 rs7200786 rs1700818 1 0.77 11085302 10959949 rs7200786 rs4781027 1 0.742 11085302 11164093 rs7200786 rs8063318 1 0.71 11085302 11108929 rs7200786 rs9933507 1 0.704 11085302 11042887 rs7200786 rs7184431 0.908 0.7

TABLE 4 Candidate siRNA constructs for CLEC16A Corresponding GenBank Accession number: NM_015226 SEQ ID NO: 1 CAAAAAAAUGUCUUCUCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 2 AAAUAUCCAAAGGAGAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 3 CUGCUAUAGCAGAAAACCAtt SEQ ID NO: 4 UUCUCUUUUAUUGCCAAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 5 GAGGUUUUCUAACCCUCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 6 CAAAACGUGGUACAGAUACtt SEQ ID NO: 7 UUCUGUGACUGUGGUGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 8 CUAGCAGGUUCCGGUUCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 9 CUCCACUAGCAGGUUCCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 10 GAUGGUCUCCACUAGCAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 11 CAAGAAGAAAACAAACAUAtt SEQ ID NO: 12 ACACGUAACGGCCCGACUUtt SEQ ID NO: 13 UGAGGUCUCGUGACUGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 14 CUCAUCAGAAAAGUCAAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 15 GAGUUUUAACGAAAGUGUU~~ SEQ ID NO: 16 AAAGAAAUGGACAGUGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 17 UGUGUACAGGGCAAAGUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 18 GGUUGAAAAACUUGAUGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 19 UUCAGGGUGGUUGAAAAACtt SEQ ID NO: 20 ACUUUAUAGACAUUCAAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 21 CCCAAUGAACCAGACCAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 22 UCUGCACGCAGUCAUCGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 23 GUUGAUGAUCAGGAUGUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 24 AUCGUUGAGGAACUCACAGtt SEQ ID NO: 25 GUGGUCAGUGAGCACAUCGtt SEQ ID NO: 26 AGCGGUGCAUGAUGUAUAAtt SEQ ID NO: 27 AAUGACUUCAGCUAACGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 28 GAUCACCAUUCAGAAUGACtt SEQ ID NO: 29 CAUCUCAGACAGAUCACCAtt SEQ ID NO: 30 CUGAAUAUCCUGUUCAGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 31 AACUUCUCUGAAUAUCCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 32 CCUCUUGCCCUUGUGCUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 33 UGGGCCCUUUCUCCUCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 34 GGCAUCCUCGGUGGGCCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 35 GCUGGAUUCGCUCUAAUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 36 AUCUGGCUGGGCAGCGUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 37 CAGCGUCGCCAGCCGGAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 38 ACUCAUCAGGACUUGCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 39 AGCCAGCACUCAUCAGGACtt SEQ ID NO: 40 GCAGGCCAGGUGCACGuCCtt SEQ ID NO: 41 ACAUGUCCAAAAAAAUGUC~~ SEQ ID NO: 42 UCAUGCUCCUAUACUCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 43 AGGCUUGUGGAUGGUGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 44 CUGGUCAGGAAGGUGAGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 45 UGCGCUCCUGGCCACGUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 46 GGCUGCGCUCCUGGCCACGtt SEQ ID NO: 47 UGGGUGCUCCCAGUGUGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 48 GGAGCGCAGGGAUAGGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 49 UGAUGUUUUUGGACUUCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 50 GUUGAUGUUUUUGGACUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 51 AGUGUUGAUGUUUUUGGACtt SEQ ID NO: 52 AACCUUAGUGUUGAUGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 53 CAAACCUUAGUGUUGAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 54 ACUUCAUUAUUCCACAGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 55 UUUCCAGGAAGGUACUUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 56 GUAUCUCCCUUGUUUUUGU~~ SEQ ID NO: 57 GGAAGCUGUCUCUGUUUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 58 UCUUCACGGUCCCAACUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 59 GGCCACAGGGUCGGGAGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 60 GUCUGAUGCAUCUGGGUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 61 CCGAGUAGAAAGGAACAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 62 UGGCAGGUCUGGAGGAAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 63 GGAGACAGAGACCAUGUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 64 CGAGGAGACAGAGACCAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 65 AAACUGCCCUCGGCAGGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 66 UUGGCAGGACUGUGUUUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 67 CUCCUUGGCAGGACUGUGU~~ SEQ ID NO: 68 UGGGCGCCACUCCCCCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 69 CCUUUCUGAGCUGUGCGUU~~ SEQ ID NO: 70 GUUUGUCCUUCCUUUGGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 71 CUUGGGGUGGGGCAGCCACtt SEQ ID NO: 72 CUGGGUGAGGUGGGGUCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 73 ACAAAAAUUAUUUACAUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 74 UCACUGGGACAAAAAUUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 75 GUUCUCACUGGGACAAAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 76 GCUCAGAGGCAUCGAGGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 77 AGGCUCAGAGGCAUCGAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 78 UCACUCAGUUUACCCCGAtt SEQ ID NO: 79 GGAGGAACCGCGAGCCGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 80 GUGGAUGUUGCGGGAAGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 81 GUGGUCCAAGGAGUGGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 82 UGUUCUGUGACUGUGGUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 83 CAAAUACAGAGCUGUCAUUtt SEQ ID NO: 84 GUCAAAUACAGAGCUGUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 85 GAAGAAAACAAACAUAUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 86 CGACUUUUGCCGCAAGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 87 GCACACGUAACGGCCCGACtt SEQ ID NO: 88 GAUGUUCUCAAAGAGGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 89 AUAGAAUUUACGUAGUUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 90 GAUGAUAGAAUUUACGUAG~~ SEQ ID NO: 91 UUAUGAACGAUGAUAGAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 92 UUGAGUUUUAACGAAAGUG~~ SEQ ID NO: 93 GGACAGUGUGGUUGUUGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 94 GAAAUGGACAGUGUGGUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 95 AAAGUCAUUGGUGUGCUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 96 AACCAUGCUUUCAGGGUGG~~ SEQ ID NO: 97 CAGCAAUUCUAACCAUGCUtt SEQ ID NO: 98 GUUAUGGUUCUUACAGCAAtt SEQ ID NO: 99 ACAUUCAAAGUUAUGGUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 100 UAGACAUUCAAAGUUAUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 101 CAAUGACACUUUAUAGACAtt SEQ ID NO: 102 CUGGUUAUCCAAUGACACUtt SEQ ID NO: 103 GUAGUGCAGCAUGGCCUGG~~ SEQ ID NO: 104 GAAGUAAGGAACAGCAGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 105 GAGAAGUAAGGAACAGCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 106 UGCCACCAGAUCACUCAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 107 GAGGGGCAGGAAGAGCCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 108 UUCUCCUCCCUUGUCCUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 109 UUUCGGCCGUUCUCCUCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 110 GCAGGCUAAUUUUCGGCCG~~ SEQ ID NO: 111 AGACACCGGCAGGCUAAUU~~ SEQ ID NO: 112 AGAGACACCGGCAGGCUAAtt SEQ ID NO: 113 AUGCUGGGCUUGGCAGAACtt SEQ ID NO: 114 GAAGCACCGAAUGCUGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 115 CUCGAGUGUCUCGGUGGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 116 CCGCCUCUUGCCCUUGUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 117 UUGCACCCGCCUCUUGCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 118 UCUCUUUUGCACCCGCCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 119 UUUUGUAGUUGGGUCUCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 120 GUUUUUGUAGUUGGGUCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 121 UUCCCCAACGUUUUUGUAGtt SEQ ID NO: 122 UUCUUCUUCCCCAACGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 123 UCUUCUUCUUCCCCAACGUtt SEQ ID NO: 124 CUUUCUCCUCAUCUUCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 125 GCCCUUUCUCCUCAUCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 126 UAGCCUUCUCGGCGUCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 127 CUUUAGCCUUCUCGGCGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 128 ACCCUCUGUACCUUUAGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 129 UGAACCACCCUCUGUACCUtt SEQ ID NO: 130 CCACUCGUCUUGAUGCCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 131 CCCCACUCGUCUUGAUGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 132 UUCACUCUCCCCACUCGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 133 UGAUCACCAUCUCGAUCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 134 GGCGGCCAGCUCUGAGAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 135 UUUCUCCUCGUCCGUGGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 136 GCAGGUGGCGGCGGCGCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 137 GAGCAGGUGGCGGCGGCGCtt SEQ ID NO: 138 CCAGGAAGGGUCUGCUCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 139 UUCAGGAUCCAUGCCUUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 140 UUUUUCAGGAUCCAUGCCU~~ SEQ ID NO: 141 GAGCUGGAUUCGCUCUAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 142 UUUGGCACGGGGAGCUGGAtt SEQ ID NO: 143 GUGGUCUUCUCGGCCGCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 144 CGGGUGGUUGUAGGUGGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 145 UCUUUCAGCUAGCGGGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 146 UCAUGAUCCUGAUGAGUCUtt SEQ ID NO: 147 GUACAAGGUGAACACUUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 148 GUCGUACAAGGUGAACACU~~ SEQ ID NO: 149 UCCACGUUCAUGGGCUUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 150 AUAUUCCACGUUCAUGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 151 CAUCAUGAGAUAUUCCACGtt SEQ ID NO: 152 AGGCGUCCAUCAUGAGAUA~~ SEQ ID NO: 153 CCCGUCAGUGGCGUGCCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 154 AUCGCCACACGGCAGCCGCtt SEQ ID NO: 155 CCGGAUGGCCCGCCGGGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 156 UCUCAGGCUCCCCUCGCAAtt SEQ ID NO: 157 AUCCAGGACAUCAUCAGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 158 UGCAAUCAAGUCGCUGUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 159 ACAUGCAAUCAAGUCGCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 160 CUGGACCAUGCCGCCAUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 161 CUGCAAUAGGCCUGCAAACtt SEQ ID NO: 162 CUGGAGGAUGGGGAAGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 163 GCCUUUGGCCAGGCGCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 164 CCUUGCCUGGAUGCGGCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 165 CUCUGCAUCUUCAUGCGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 166 GGCAGCUAUUCUCUGCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 167 AGGUCCAGGAGGGCAGCUAtt SEQ ID NO: 168 ACUUCAGUGGUGGGCUGGAtt SEQ ID NO: 169 CGAGUCCAAACCCCAGGACtt SEQ ID NO: 170 CACGGCGAAGCCUGGCACCtt SEQ ID NO: 171 GACGGGGAGCUGUGCUGGU~~ SEQ ID NO: 172 GAAGGUGAGGCUUAGGCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 173 GCUUCCGUUUCGUUGACGAtt SEQ ID NO: 174 AGAGUCUGCUUCCGUUUCGtt SEQ ID NO: 175 GCUUAGAGUCUGCUUCCGUtt SEQ ID NO: 176 UGCUGGGCUUAGAGUCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 177 GGCCACGUUCUUGCUGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 178 GGGGGACAAGGGUCAGCGAtt SEQ ID NO: 179 GCUCAGCACAUGCAGCCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 180 AACGUGGGGCUUCUUCCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 181 UUCAAGGACAACGUGGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 182 AUGCAAAGUGAAAAAGGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 183 GCCGGUGCAGUCAUCUGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 184 CAGUGACCUGGUCCAAUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 185 AGUCUGCUUUUCUACAAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 186 UGUUUAUCUAAGUCUGCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 187 GAUGUUUAUCUAAGUCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 188 GAAGUUUUAAAAAUAAAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 189 CUUCUUUUAAAUAGAAGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 190 GACUUCUUUUAAAUAGAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 191 AUGACAUCAAACCUUAGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 192 UUUCACAUGACAUCAAACCtt SEQ ID NO: 193 AACUGUUAUUAUUACACUUtt SEQ ID NO: 194 UUAACUGUUAUUAUUACACtt SEQ ID NO: 195 GAAAUCUUAACUGUUAUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 196 CAUGAAAUCUUAACUGUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 197 GAUCAUGAAAUCUUAACUGtt SEQ ID NO: 198 UGAAAAUGAUCAUGAAAUC~~ SEQ ID NO: 199 GUGAGUAACAAAGAAUCACtt SEQ ID NO: 200 AUUCCACAGGCUUGCAGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 201 CCAGGAAGGUACUUCAUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 202 AAACUUUCCAGGAAGGUACtt SEQ ID NO: 203 UUAAAAAAUAAUCCAAACUtt SEQ ID NO: 204 ACAUGUAUCUCCCUUGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 205 AUACAUGUAUCUCCCUUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 206 GAGAAUACAUGUAUCUCCC~~ SEQ ID NO: 207 CCUUUUCCUGGAGAAAUCUtt SEQ ID NO: 208 GCUGGCUACAUUCCUCCUU~~ SEQ ID NO: 209 GAGCUGGCUACAUUCCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 210 GAGUGGGGAGCUGGCUACAtt SEQ ID NO: 211 AAGCUGUCUCUGUUUGGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 212 UGCUGGAAGCUGUCUCUGU~~ SEQ ID NO: 213 GGUCCCAACUGGUUCCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 214 CACGGUCCCAACUGGUUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 215 GAGGGUGUCUUCCUUUGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 216 ACGUAGAGGGUGUCUUCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 217 AGGUGACGUAGAGGGUGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 218 CUCUGGGGACACCAUGCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 219 GAACCAUGGGGUUUCCAUAtt SEQ ID NO: 220 GAUGCAUCUGGGUCCUUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 221 CUGUGUUUCCUUCAUGAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 222 GCACAGCUACCCAGAGGGC~~ SEQ ID NO: 223 UCUAUGGAAGCAAAGGUCC~~ SEQ ID NO: 224 CCCCUUUCUGAGCUGUGCGtt SEQ ID NO: 225 UCUGCCCAUGUGGCCCCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 226 GUCGUGGUUUGUCCUUCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 227 CGGUGGUCGUGGUUUGUCC~~ SEQ ID NO: 228 UGGCCACGGUGGUCGUGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 229 CUUCCUUCUCUUCCAGGGAtt SEQ ID NO: 230 CCACCCUGCCUUCCUUCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 231 CCGCUCCACCCUGCCUUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 232 CCCCCCGCUCCACCCUGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 233 CCUUCUCUCCAUGAUGGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 234 UCUCCUGAUGCUGUGGUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 235 CCCUCUUGCUCUUAAAAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 236 CUCUCUACCCCUCUUGCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 237 UUGAUCCUCUCUACCCCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 238 AUCUCCAGCCAGGGCCAGC~~ SEQ ID NO: 239 GCCCCACAGACAGAGUCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 240 GCCACUUGCCUUCUCUAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 241 GGUGGGGCAGCCACUUGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 242 UGUUCCUCCUGGUCACGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 243 UGGAGUGAGCUGCAGGCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 244 CCAGUUGGAGCCCAGAGACtt SEQ ID NO: 245 UCAGUGGUUACAAGACCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 246 CUCCUUCAGUGCUCAGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 247 CUGACCAAGACCUCUCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 248 CUGGUCCUCCCAGUCACCUtt SEQ ID NO: 249 CUGCCCUGAGCAGUGUCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 250 CCCUGCCCUGAGCAGUGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 251 CAUGGGGACUGCCCUUUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 252 CCACAUGGGGACUGCCCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 253 GCCCACAUGGGGACUGCCC~~ SEQ ID NO: 254 GGUGUCCCCCAGACGCAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 255 CUCCUUACAUAAGCAAAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 256 GGCUGGCUCCCAGACCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 257 AGCGCCCCAGCUAUGAGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 258 CUUCCCACACUCCUGGCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 259 ACAGCCCCCACUGUGGGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 260 AAGUGCUCUCUGCAGGGACtt SEQ ID NO: 261 GCCAGCCCUGCUCCCUGACtt SEQ ID NO: 262 CAAAGCCAAGGUUUGGGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 263 CAAUAUUCAAAGCCAAGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 264 GCACACCUCCACAACAAUA~~ SEQ ID NO: 265 ACCUGCUGGGACAGGUACCtt SEQ ID NO: 266 CGAUGGUGAAGGCUGGCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 267 GUGAACGCAAGUGUCUGGG~~ SEQ ID NO: 268 CACCUGCCCCUUAGGUUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 269 UCUUCACCUGCCCCUUAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 270 GCGUCUGGCAGGGCUGCGCtt SEQ ID NO: 271 ACGGUGCAUCUCAGAGACCtt SEQ ID NO: 272 AUCAGUUCACCCCACGCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 273 ACAAGAAGAUCAAAAUCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 274 AAUGCUUCAGAUUUAUUUAtt SEQ ID NO: 275 UUAAAUGCUUCAGAUUUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 276 UACAUUAAAUGCUUCAGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 277 AGAUGACUACAUUAAAUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 278 CAAUGUCAAGAUGACUACAtt SEQ ID NO: 279 AAAAAUUAUUUACAUAUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 280 UGCUGGCGAAAGCAGGUACtt SEQ ID NO: 281 UUUCAUUUCCACCCUCGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 282 AGGAAGUUCCAGUUUUCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 283 UUACAAGGAAGUUCCAGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 284 AUUUACAAGGAAGUUCCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 285 GUUUAAAUUUACAAGGAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 286 AUUUAAACUUGGCAAUAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 287 ACUUGGCAAUAAAAGAGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 288 CUUCUAUUUAAAAGAAGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 289 ACACCACAGUCACAGAACAtt SEQ ID NO: 290 UAUGUUUGUUUUCUUCUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 291 CAUCCUCUUUGAGAACAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 292 AUUCUAUCAUCGUUCAUAA~~ SEQ ID NO: 293 CACUUUCGUUAAAACUCAA~~ SEQ ID NO: 294 AACUCAACAACCACACUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 295 CUCAACAACCACACUGUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 296 AGCAUGGUUAGAAUUGCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 297 CCAUAACUUUGAAUGUCUAtt SEQ ID NO: 298 AACUGCUGUUCCUUACUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 299 CCAGGACAAGGGAGGAGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 300 UUAGCCUGCCGGUGUCUCU~~ SEQ ID NO: 301 GAGGCGGGUGCAAAAGAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 302 AAGAGACCCAACUACAAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 303 GAAGAAGAUGAGGAGAAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 304 GAAGAUGAGGAGAAAGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 305 GGCUAAAGGUACAGAGGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 306 AGGUACAGAGGGUGGUUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 307 GAGAUCGAGAUGGUGAUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 308 UGGAGCAGACCCUUCCUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 309 AGACUCAUCAGGAUCAUGAtt SEQ ID NO: 310 CAACGCUGCCCAGCCAGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 311 UGAAGCCCAUGAACGUGGAtt SEQ ID NO: 312 CGUGGAAUAUCUCAUGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 313 CAGGCACGCCACUGACGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 314 GCGGCUGCCGUGUGGCGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 315 GACCCGGCGGGCCAUCCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 316 UUGCGAGGGGAGCCUGAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 317 UCGUCAACGAAACGGAAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 318 CGAAACGGAAGCAGACUCUtt SEQ ID NO: 319 ACGGAAGCAGACUCUAAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 320 CGUGGCCAGGAGCGCAGCC~~ SEQ ID NO: 321 GAGGCUGCAUGUGCUGAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 322 GCCCCACGUUGUCCUUGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 323 GCAGACUUAGAUAAACAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 324 ACAUCUCCUUUGGAUAUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 325 CAUUUAUUUUUAAAACUUC~~ SEQ ID NO: 326 AACUUCUAUUUAAAAGAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 327 GUCCAAAAACAUCAACACUtt SEQ ID NO: 328 GGUUUGAUGUCAUGUGAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 329 AAGUGUAAUAAUAACAGUU~~ SEQ ID NO: 330 GUGUAAUAAUAACAGUUAAtt SEQ ID NO: 331 UAAUAACAGUUAAGAUUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 332 UAACAGUUAAGAUUUCAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 333 CAGUUAAGAUUUCAUGAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 334 GAUUUCAUGAUCAUUUUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 335 GUACCUUCCUGGAAAGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 336 AGAUUUCUCCAGGAAAAGG~~ SEQ ID NO: 337 AAGGAGGAAUGUAGCCAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 338 GGAGGAAUGUAGCCAGCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 339 UGUAGCCAGCUCCCCACUCtt SEQ ID NO: 340 AACCAAACAGAGACAGCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 341 CCAAAC4GAGACAGCUUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 342 ACAGAGACAGCUUCCAGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 343 AUCAAAGGAAGACACCCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 344 CGCACAGCUCAGAAAGGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 345 AGGGGGCCACAUGGGCAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 346 ACCCAAAGGAAGGACAAACtt SEQ ID NO: 347 AGGAAGGACAAACCACGAC~~ SEQ ID NO: 348 GGACAAACCACGACCACCG~~ SEQ ID NO: 349 ACCACGACCACCGUGGCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 350 ACUAGAGAAGGCAAGUGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 351 GGCGUGACCAGGAGGAACAtt SEQ ID NO: 352 GCUUUGCUUAUGUAAGGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 353 GUCAGGGAGCAGGGCUGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 354 ACCUUGGCUUUGAAUAUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 355 GGGCCAGCCUUCACCAUCG~~ SEQ ID NO: 356 AUAAAUCUGAAGCAUUUAA~~ SEQ ID NO: 357 GGCGGCUCGCGGUUCCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 358 GACUUCCCGCAACAUCCACtt SEQ ID NO: 359 CAUCCACUCCUUGGACCACtt SEQ ID NO: 360 GUAUCUGUACCACGUUUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 361 AAACACCACAGUCACAGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 362 CAGAACCGGAACCUGCUAGtt SEQ ID NO: 363 CCGGAACCUGCUAGUGGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 364 CCUGCUAGUGGAGACCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 365 AAUGACAGCUCUGUAUUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 366 UGACAGCUCUGUAUUUGACtt SEQ ID NO: 367 GAAUAUGUUUGUUUUCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 368 CAUCUUGCGGCAAAAGUCGtt SEQ ID NO: 369 AAGUCGGGCCGUUACGUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 370 GUCGGGCCGUUACGUGUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 371 CAUCAGUCACGAGACCUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 372 AUAACUACGUAAAUUCUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 373 CUACGUAAAUUCUAUCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 374 AUUUGACUUUUCUGAUGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 375 AACACUUUCGUUAAAACUC~~ SEQ ID NO: 376 CAACCACACUGUCCAUUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 377 CCACACUGUCCAUUUCUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 378 UGAGCACACCAAUGACUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 379 UGACUUUGCCCUGUACACAtt SEQ ID NO: 380 GCCAUCAAGUUUUUCAACCtt SEQ ID NO: 381 GUUUUUCAACCACCCUGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 382 CCACCCUGAAAGCAUGGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 383 UUGCUGUAAGAACCAUAAC~~ SEQ ID NO: 384 GAACCAUAACUUUGAAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 385 CUUUGAAUGUCUAUAAAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 386 UGUCUAUAAAGUGUCAUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 387 AGUGUCAUUGGAUAACCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 388 CCAGGCCAUGCUGCACUACtt SEQ ID NO: 389 CUGCUGUUCCUUACUUCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 390 UUUGGUCUGGUUCAUUGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 391 CUCGAUGACUGCGUGCAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 392 UCGGGGUAAACUGAGUGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 393 ACUGAGUGAUCUGGUGGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 394 UGACAUCCUGAUCAUCAACtt SEQ ID NO: 395 CUGUGAGUUCCUCAACGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 396 CGAUGUGCUCACUGACCACtt SEQ ID NO: 397 CAGGCUCUUCCUGCCCCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 398 GGGAGGAGAACGGCCGAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 399 CGGCCGAAAAUUAGCCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 400 AAUUAGCCUGCCGGUGUCUtt SEQ ID NO: 401 UUAUACAUCAUGCACCGCUtt SEQ ID NO: 402 CUCGUUAGCUGAAGUCAUUtt SEQ ID NO: 403 GUCAUUCUGAAUGGUGAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 404 UGGUGAUCUGUCUGAGAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 405 GACUGAACAGGAUAUUCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 406 CAGGAUAUUCAGAGAAGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 407 GUUCUGCCAAGCCCAGCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 408 GCCCAGCAUUCGGUGCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 409 ACCCACCGAGACACUCGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 410 CAAGCACAAGGGCAAGAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 411 GCACAAGGGCAAGAGGCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 412 GGGCAAGAGGCGGGUGCAAtt SEQ ID NO: 413 GAGACCCAACUACAAAAACtt SEQ ID NO: 414 CUACAAAAACGUUGGGGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 415 AAACGUUGGGGAAGAAGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 416 ACGUUGGGGAAGAAGAAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 417 GAUGAGGAGAAAGGGCCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 418 AGGGCCCACCGAGGAUGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 419 GAAGACGCCGAGAAGGCUAtt SEQ ID NO: 420 GACGCCGAGAAGGCUAAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 421 AAGGCAUCAAGACGAGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 422 GGCAUCAAGACGAGUGGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 423 GACGAGUGGGGAGAGUGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 424 GCUCUCAGAGCUGGCCGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 425 CACCACGGACGAGGAGAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 426 AAGCGCCGCCGCCACCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 427 GCGCCGCCGCCACCUGCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 428 UAAAGGCAUGGAUCCUGAAtt SEQ ID NO: 429 AGGCAUGGAUCCUGAAAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 430 AAAUUAGAGCGAAUCCAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 431 AUUAGAGCGAAUCCAGCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 432 UCCAGCUCCCCGUGCCAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 433 AUGCGGCCGAGAAGACCACtt SEQ ID NO: 434 GACCACCUACAACCACCCGtt SEQ ID NO: 435 CCACCCGCUAGCUGAAAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 436 CGCUGCCCAGCCAGAUGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 437 GAUCCGGCUGGCGACGCUGtt SEQ ID NO: 438 GCAGCAAGUCCUGAUGAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 439 GUCCUGAUGAGUGCUGGCUtt SEQ ID NO: 440 GGACGUGCACCUGGCCUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 441 GAAAGUGUUCACCUUGUACtt SEQ ID NO: 442 AGUGUUCACCUUGUACGACtt SEQ ID NO: 443 GGGAGAAGACAUUUUUUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 444 GACAUUUUUUUGGACAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 445 GAUGAGUAUAGGAGCAUGAtt SEQ ID NO: 446 GCCCAUGAACGUGGAAUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 447 UAUCUCAUGAUGGACGCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 448 GACUGAUGAUGUCCUGGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 449 UAACAGCGACUUGAUUGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 450 CAGCGACUUGAUUGCAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 451 GGAUGGCGGCAUGGUCCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 452 GUUUGCAGGCCUAUUGCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 453 CAUCACCAUCCACAAGCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 454 GCCUGCGUCCAGCCCCCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 455 GCCCUUCCCCAUCCUCCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 456 GCAGCGCCUGGCCAAAGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 457 AGGCCGCAUCCAGGCAAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 458 GGCGCAUGAAGAUGCAGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 459 GAUGCAGAGAAUAGCUGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 460 UAGCUGCCCUCCUGGACCUtt SEQ ID NO: 461 UCCAGCCCACCACUGAAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 462 GUCCUGGGGUUUGGACUCGtt SEQ ID NO: 463 GGUGCCAGGCUUCGCCGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 464 ACCAGCACAGCUCCCCGUCtt SEQ ID NO: 465 CUGCCUAAGCCUCACCUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 466 GCCUCACCUUCCUGACCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 467 GCAGACUCUAAGCCCAGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 468 GCCCAGCAAGAACGUGGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 469 GAACGUGGCCAGGAGCGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 470 UCGCUGACCCUUGUCCCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 471 GACACACUGGGAGCACCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 472 CCACCUAUCCCUGCGCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 473 UGGGAAGAAGCCCCACGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 474 GAAGCCCCACGUUGUCCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 475 UUCCUUUUUCACUUUGCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 476 UGCAGAUGACUGCACCGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 477 GAAUUGGACCAGGUCACUGtt SEQ ID NO: 478 UUGGACCAGGUCACUGUACtt SEQ ID NO: 479 AUUUGUAGAAAAGCAGACUtt SEQ ID NO: 480 AAGCAGACUUAGAUAAACAtt SEQ ID NO: 481 AAGAAGUCCAAAAACAUCAtt SEQ ID NO: 482 GAAGUCCAAAAACAUCAACtt SEQ ID NO: 483 AAACAUCAACACUAAGGUUtt SEQ ID NO: 484 ACAUCAACACUAAGGUUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 485 CACUAAGGUUUGAUGUCAUtt SEQ ID NO: 486 GUGAUUCUUUGUUACUCACtt SEQ ID NO: 487 CUCUGCAAGCCUGUGGAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 488 GCCUGUGGAAUAAUGAAGUtt SEQ ID NO: 489 UAAUGAAGUACCUUCCUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 490 UGAAGUACCUUCCUGGAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 491 AGUUUGGAUUAUUUUUUAAtt SEQ ID NO: 492 ACAAAAACAAGGGAGAUACtt SEQ ID NO: 493 AAACAAGGGAGAUACAUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 494 ACAAGGGAGAUACAUGUAUtt SEQ ID NO: 495 GGGAGAUACAUGUAUUCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 496 UGGUUUUCUGCUAUAGCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 497 GAAGGAACCAGUUGGGACC~~ SEQ ID NO: 498 GGAACCAGUUGGGACCGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 499 CCAGUUGGGACCGUGAAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 500 GACUCCCGACCCUGUGGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 501 AGGAAGACACCCUCUACGUtt SEQ ID NO: 502 GACACCCUCUACGUCACCUtt SEQ ID NO: 503 GGGCAUGGUGUCCCCAGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 504 UAUGGAAACCCCAUGGUUCtt SEQ ID NO: 505 ACCCCAUGGUUCCCUUCCCtt SEQ ID NO: 506 GCAAGGACCCAGAUGCAUCtt SEQ ID NO: 507 GGACCCAGAUGCAUCAGACtt SEQ ID NO: 508 GAUGUUCCUUUCUACUCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 509 GUCCACCAGGGCCAGCGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 510 CUUUCCUCCAGACCUGCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 511 GAACAUGGUCUCUGUCUCCtt SEQ ID NO: 512 CAUGGUCUCUGUCUCCUCGtt SEQ ID NO: 513 GGCCUGCCGAGGGCAGUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 514 CCUCAUGAAGGAAACACAGtt SEQ ID NO: 515 GGAAACACAGUCCUGCCAAtt SEQ ID NO: 516 ACACAGUCCUGCCAAGGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 517 GGAGGGGGAGUGGCGCCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 518 GCCCUCUGGGUAGCUGUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 519 GGACCUUUGCUUCCAUAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 520 AACGCACAGCUCAGAAAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 521 UCCCUGGAAGAGAAGGAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 522 GAGAAGGAAGGCAGGGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 523 GGAAGGCAGGGUGGAGCGGtt SEQ ID NO: 524 GGCAGGGUGGAGCGGGGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 525 GACCAUCAUGGAGAGAAGGtt SEQ ID NO: 526 GGACCACAGCAUCAGGAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 527 UUUUUUAAGAGCAAGAGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 528 GAGCAAGAGGGGUAGAGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 529 GAGGGGUAGAGAGGAUCAAtt SEQ ID NO: 530 GCUGGCCCUGGCUGGAGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 531 AUGACUCUGUCUGUGGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 532 GGCAAGUGGCUGCCCCACCtt SEQ ID NO: 533 GUGGCUGCCCCACCCCAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 534 CAGCCUGCAGCUCACUCCAtt SEQ ID NO: 535 GUCUCUGGGCUCCAACUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 536 CUGGUCUUGUAACCACUGAtt SEQ ID NO: 537 CCACUGAGCACUGAAGGAGtt SEQ ID NO: 538 GGAGAGAGGUCUUGGUCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 539 AGGUGACUGGGAGGACCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 540 AAGACACUGCUCAGGGCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 541 GACACUGCUCAGGGCAGGGtt SEQ ID NO: 542 GAAAAGGGCAGUCCCCAUGtt SEQ ID NO: 543 AAGGGCAGUCCCCAUGUGGtt SEQ ID NO: 544 GGGCAGUCCCCAUGUGGGCtt SEQ ID NO: 545 CUUGCGUCUGGGGGACACCtt SEQ ID NO: 546 CCAGGGCUCCCAGAAGCUUtt SEQ ID NO: 547 GGAGGUCUGGGAGCCAGCCtt SEQ ID NO: 548 AGGACCCCACCUCACCCAGtt SEQ ID NO: 549 ACCUCAUAGCUGGGGCGCUtt SEQ ID NO: 550 GAGCCAGGAGUGUGGGAAGtt SEQ ID NO: 551 GGCCCACAGUGGGGGCUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 552 GUCCCUGCAGAGAGCACUUtt SEQ ID NO: 553 CUCCCAAACCUUGGCUUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 554 UAUUGUUGUGGAGGUGUGCtt SEQ ID NO: 555 GGUACCUGUCCCAGCAGGUtt SEQ ID NO: 556 CCCAGACACUUGCGUUCACtt SEQ ID NO: 557 GCAACCUAAGGGGCAGGUGtt SEQ ID NO: 558 CCUAAGGGGCAGGUGAAGA~~ SEQ ID NO: 559 GGGGCAGGUGAAGAAGCGCtt SEQ ID NO: 560 GAAGCGCAGCCCUGCCAGAtt SEQ ID NO: 561 GCGCAGCCCUGCCAGACGCtt SEQ ID NO: 562 GGUCUCUGAGAUGCACCGUtt SEQ ID NO: 563 AAAGGCGUGGGGUGAACUGtt SEQ ID NO: 564 AGGCGUGGGGUGAACUGAUtt SEQ ID NO: 565 CUGAUUUUGAUCUUCUUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 566 UAAAUAAAUCUGAAGCAUUtt SEQ ID NO: 567 AUCUGAAGCAUUUAAUGUAtt SEQ ID NO: 568 GCAUUUAAUGUAGUCAUCUtt SEQ ID NO: 569 UGUAGUCAUCUUGACAUUGtt SEQ ID NO: 570 AAAUAUGUAAAUAAUUUUUtt SEQ ID NO: 571 AUAUGUAAAUAAUUUUUGUtt SEQ ID NO: 572 AUAAUUUUUGUCCCAGUGAtt SEQ ID NO: 573 UUUUUGUCCCAGUGAGAACtt SEQ ID NO: 574 CCGAGGGUUAGAAAACCUCtt SEQ ID NO: 575 AACCUCGAUGCCUCUGAGCtt SEQ ID NO: 576 CCUCGAUGCCUCUGAGCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 577 GUACCUGCUUUCGCCAGCAtt SEQ ID NO: 578 CACGAGGGUGGAAAUGAAAtt SEQ ID NO: 579 AUGAAAACUGGAACUUCCUtt SEQ ID NO: 580 AACUGGAACUUCCUUGUAAtt SEQ ID NO: 581 CUGGAACUUCCUUGUAAAUtt SEQ ID NO: 582 CUUCCUUGUAAAUUUAAACtt

While certain of the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and specifically exemplified above, it is not intended that the invention be limited to such embodiments. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention, as set forth in the following claims. 

1. A method for detecting the presence or absence of at least one genetic alteration in a target nucleic acid isolated from a patient for assessing susceptibility for developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), said method comprising: a) providing a target nucleic acid from a patient sample, said target nucleic acid having a predetermined sequence in the normal population; b) assessing said target nucleic acid for the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism which is indicative of an increased or decreased susceptibility of developing T1D.
 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said genetic alteration is selected from the group consisting of inversion, deletion, duplication, and insertion of at least one nucleotide in said sequence.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said target nucleic acid is assessed for genetic alterations via a method selected from the group consisting of size analysis, hybridization of allele specific probes, allele-specific primer extension, oligomer ligation, DNA sequencing, single-stranded conformation polymorphism, and quantitative PCR.
 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said genetic alteration is a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at the 16p13 region of chromosome 16, said SNP is selected from the group consisting of an A at rs2903692, a C at rs725613, or a G at rs17673553.
 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said genetic alteration is a single nucleotide polymorphism at the KIAA0350 locus region of chromosome 16, said SNP being associated with reduced risk of developing T1D, and selected from the group consisting of an A at rs2903692, a C at rs725613, or a G at rs17673553.
 6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said genetic alteration is a single nucleotide polymorphism at the KIAA0350 locus region of chromosome 16, said SNP being associated with increased risk of developing T1D, and being an A at rs7200786.
 7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said genetic alteration comprises at least one of the single nucleotide polymorphisms set forth in Tables 1-3.
 8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said SNP is found in SEQ ID NO:
 583. 9. A method for determining the presence or absence of at least one specific nucleotide in a target nucleic acid for the diagnosis of T1D as claimed in claim 1, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a detectable amount of a target nucleic acid polymer isolated from a chromosomal region known to be associated with diabetes, b) hybridizing said detectable amount of the nucleic acid polymer with one or more oligonucleotide primers, wherein each primer has a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence in the target nucleic acid polymer, c) exposing the hybridized nucleic acid polymer to a polymerization agent in a mixture containing at least one deoxynucleotide, said deoxynucleotide comprising a detectable label, d) analyzing the polymerization mixture of step (c) for the presence or absence of the primer extension product containing the labeled deoxynucleotide, whereby the identity of the specific nucleotide at the defined site is determined; and e) assessing said target nucleic acid for the presence of a genetic alteration at said at least one single nucleotide loci, the presence of the polymorphism being associated with a reduced risk of developing T1D.
 10. A kit for practicing the method of claim
 9. 11. A nucleic acid comprising at least one SNP identified in Tables 1-3 of SEQ ID No:
 583. 12. A microarray comprising the at least one nucleic acid of claim 11, said nucleic acid optionally being between 10 and 50 nucleotides in length.
 13. A method of management for T1D comprising: a) identifying a patient who is at an increased risk of developing T1D by detecting at least one of the polymorphisms in Tables 1-3; b) administering to said patient a therapeutic agent in a therapeutically effective amount to manage T1D.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said therapeutic agent can modulate signaling mediated via the KIAA0350 gene product.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said therapeutic agent can modulate the activity of the protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:
 583. 16. The method according to claim 13, wherein said therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of a small molecule, an antibody, a protein, an oligonucleotide, or an siRNA molecule.
 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein at least one siRNA molecule is set forth in Table
 4. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein said therapeutic agent is delivered to an inflammatory cell.
 19. The method of claim 16, wherein said therapeutic agent modulates natural killer cell activity.
 20. The method of claim 16, wherein said therapeutic agent modulates signaling in an insulin-producing beta cell.
 21. A method for detecting a SNP which confers protection against developing T1D as claimed in claim 1, said method comprising: detecting the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism on chromosome 16p13 in a target nucleic acid from a patient, wherein said SNP is an A at rs2903692, a C at rs725613, or a G at rs17673553 of SEQ ID NO: 583 and is associated with a decreased risk of developing T1D.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said target nucleic acid is amplified prior to detection.
 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the target nucleic acid is DNA.
 24. A single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a decreased risk of developing T1D as claimed in claim 1, selected from the group consisting of an A at rs2903692m a C at rs725613, a G at rs17673553 or a SNP in Table IC.
 25. A method for identifying agents which modulate autoimmune beta cell destruction leading to T1D comprising: a) providing cells expressing a SNP selected from the group consisting of an A at rs2903692m a C at rs725613, or a G at rs17673553; b) providing cells which express the cognate sequence lacking the SNPs of step a); c) contacting the cells of steps a) and b) with an agent; and d) determining whether said agent alters beta cell destruction of the cells of step a) relative to those of step b), thereby identifying agents which modulate autoimmune beta cell destruction.
 26. An siRNA composition comprising at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of Table 4 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for delivery to a patient.
 27. A method of inhibiting the expression of CLEC16A in a patient comprising administering to said patient at least one siRNA molecule as claimed in claim 26 that directs cleavage of a target CLEC16A mRNA sequence present in said patient.
 28. The method of claim 27, wherein said siRNA is introduced directly into said patient.
 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the siRNA is combined with other conventional agents for treating T1D.
 30. A method for detecting a SNP which confers protection against developing T1D as claimed in claim 1, said method comprising: detecting the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism on chromosome 16p13 in a target nucleic acid from a patient, wherein said SNP is an A at rs7200786 of SEQ ID NO: 583 and is associated with a increased risk of developing T1D.
 31. A method of treating T1D in a patient as claimed in claim 13, comprising administering into said patient an effective amount of a composition that modulates the function, activity, or expression of a gene, transcript, or variant protein identified in Tables 1-3. 32-33. (canceled)
 34. A method for identifying a combination of siRNA molecules as claimed in claim 26, effective for down-regulating the expression of CLEC16A, comprising: a) contacting a cell with an effective amount of at least two siRNA molecules provided in Table 4; b) assessing the effect of said siRNAs on down regulation of CLEC16A expression relative to untreated cells.
 35. The method of claim 34, wherein said cells are selected from the group consisting of INS cells, PC12 cells, MIN6 cells, pancreatic beta islet cells and alpha TC6 cells.
 36. The method of claim 35 wherein modulatory effects of said siRNAs on a parameter selected from the group consisting of insulin secretion, glucagon secretion and glucosamine induced beta cell apoptosis is determined. 